India, Jan. 28 -- U.K. stocks are modestly higher Tuesday morning with investors digesting some corporate earnings updates, and looking ahead to monetary policy announcements from the Federal Reserve and the European Central Bank for further direction.

The benchmark FTSE 100 is up 48.84 points or 0.57% at 8,552.55.

Rentokil Initial is surging more than 6% after strong results. The pest control services company announced that its North America Organic Revenue growth was 2.3% in the fourth-quarter of 2024, with Organic Revenue growth in North America Pest Control Services of 1.5%, reflecting improved momentum in inbound lead flow from its marketing initiatives. Group organic revenue growth in the fourth quarter 2024 was 3.0%, the company sa...