India, July 31 -- The UK stock market is up in positive territory Thursday afternoon, riding on some strong earnings and guidance updates from big name companies. Investors are also reacting to the latest developments on the tariff front.

Mining stocks are finding the going a bit tough as copper prices fell after U.S. President Donald Trump announced that refined copper will be exempted from new US tariffs.

The benchmark FTSE 100 was up 37.91 points or 0.41% at 9,174.85 a little while ago.

Rentokil Initial is soaring 10.5% despite the company reporting that its profit before income tax for six-month period ended 30 June 2025 declined to $216 million from $294 million last year. The company expects to deliver fiscal year 2025 results in l...