India, Feb. 18 -- After edging up marginally at the start, U.K. stocks retreated a bit and are quite subdued in late morning trade Tuesday, with investors digesting the nation's jobs data and corporate earnings updates.
The benchmark FTSE 100 was up 15 points or 0.17% at 8,783.01 a little while ago.
Miners Antofagasta and Glencore are up 2.4% and 2%, respectively. Antofagasta backed its FY25 outlook after reporting strong 2024 performance with 5% revenue growth and a widened EBITDA margin at 52%.
Rolls-Royce Holdings, Ashtead Group, Natwest Group, HSBC Holdings, Hiscox, Melrose Industries, IAG and Barclays Group are up 1 to 2%.
BAE Systems, Pershing Square Holdings, Intertek Group, British American Tobacco, Lloyds Banking Group and Stan...