India, April 15 -- UK stocks are up in positive territory on Tuesday, lifted by optimism about exemptions on auto tariffs by the U.S. President Donald Trump, who said he is considering temporarily exempting the levies on auto and auto components imports.
Shares from automobile and retail sectors are among the notable gainers in the market, where the mood is positive for the second straight day.
The benchmark FTSE 100, which climbed to 8,244.44 earlier in the session, is up 69.04 points or 0.85% at 8,203.38 a few minutes past noon.
3i Group shares are up 4.3%. Fresnillo is rising 3.5%. BAE Systems, Segro, St. James's Place, Intermediate Capital Group, Halma, Taylor Wimpey, Rolls-Royce Holdings, Standard Chartered, Aviva, M&G, Unite Group,...