Eyes on US inflation as London shares inch higher at midday
Stock prices were mixed on Thursday midday in London, while water companies rose after Ofwat decided to raise tap water price caps for customers in England and Wales.The FTSE 100 index was up 20.09 points, 0.3%, at 8,213.60. The FTSE 250 was down 5.06 points at 20,922.70, and the AIM All-Share was up 3.69 points, 0.5%, at 776.54.The Cboe UK 100 was up 0.3% at 818.70, the Cboe UK 250 was flat at 18