The Bank of England’s Monetary Policy Committee will reveal the next steps for UK interest rates at midday, with rate setters expected to opt for another pause at 5.25 per cent.
The FTSE 100 is up 0.7 per cent in early trading. Among the companies with reports and trading updates today are Shell, BT, Sainsbury’s, Haleon, Entain and British American Tobacco. Read the Thursday 2 November Business Live blog below.
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‘Shareholders in Shell have plenty to be pleased about’
Market open: FTSE 100 up 1%; FTSE 250 adds 1.5%
Shell unveils fresh £2.9bn share buyback as profits top £5.1bn
Trainline lifts guidance as revenues soar
ALEX BRUMMER: Bankers pull their punches amid signs the inflation tide may be turning
‘Oil prices look likely to continue recent rises which should mean a strong final quarter for Shell’
Smith & Nephew lifts guidance as new CFO joins
BT growth driven by cost controls
BT earnings beat forecast as Jansen exits
Fed holds U.S. interest rates at a 22-year high
Ladbrokes owner Entain eyes return to growth
Tata pulls Port Talbot announcement at last minute leaving 3,000 steel jobs in limbo
Sainsbury’s lifts profit expectations
Haleon suffers weaker US demand
British life sciences firm Instem faces crunch vote on £203m private equity buyout
Shell lines-up $3.5bn buyback
Red Bull gives you wings: Son of founder scoops £500m payout
BoE expected to hold base rate