India, May 14 -- U.K. stocks are mostly subdued in lackluster trade on Wednesday as investors react to a mixed batch of earnings announcements, and await more economic data from the U.S., and clarity about Trump administration's stance on tariffs with regard to European countries.
The benchmark FTSE 100, moving in a tight band between 8,566.47 and 8,615.45, was up 1.78 points or 0.02% at 8,604.70 a little while ago.
Imperial Brands is down nearly 7%. The company announced that its operating profit dropped 2.5% from last year to 1.46 billion pounds, and adjusted operating profit fell 1% to 1.65 billion pounds.
Spirax Group is down more than 6%. Croda International, Melrose Industries, Taylor Wimpey, Ashtead Group, IAG, Standard Chartered,...