India, March 25 -- U.K. stocks are moderately higher around noon on Tuesday with investors digesting a slew of earnings news and awaiting clarity on U.S. tariffs.
There is still some uncertainty about Trump's next steps. The potential risk of secondary tariffs on countries importing oil from Venezuela, is adding more complexity to the trade dispute.
The benchmark FTSE 100 is up 71.22 points or 0.81% at 8,709.23 at noon.
Segro is rising nearly 4%. Weir Group is up 2.6%. Anglo American Plc., Shell, Informa, St. James's Place, Hikma Pharmaceuticals, Persimmon, IAG, Pearson, GSK, Howden Joinery, Auto Trader Group, Reckitt Benckiser and Prudential are gaining 1.5 to 2.3%.
Bellway Plc. is gaining 3.5% after reporting a 19.9% increase in pre-t...