London indices in the red as US data in focus, Ashtead rallies
Stocks in London were lower during midday trade on Tuesday, as investors looked ahead to the week's various US data prints.The FTSE 100 index was down 47.88 points, or 0.6%, at 8,315.99. The FTSE 250 was down 53.66 points, or 0.3%, at 20,928.34, and the AIM All-Share was unchanged at 766.96.The Cboe UK 100 was down 0.5% at 832.51, the Cboe UK 250 was down 0.4% at 18,417.49, and the Cboe Small Comp