London?s blue-chips made steady progress on Thursday, whilst mid-caps struggled for direction, as investors took stock of the latest US interest rate call.The FTSE 100 index rose 28.57 points, 0.4%, at 8,149.81. The FTSE 250 edged down just 3.93 points to 19,922.66, and the AIM All-Share was up 0.50 of a point, 0.1%, at 765.48.The Cboe UK 100 was up 0.3% at 813.60, the Cboe UK 250 added 0.2% to 17

Pets at Home (PETS) investors will be hoping the UK pet-care leader's first half results statement (28 November) doesn't set the cat among the pigeons. Any signs that the cost-of-living pressures impacting pet owners' disposable income are slowing its sales momentum or curtailing customer acquisition growth could be harshly punished.Share price weakness at the pet food-to-toys purveyor reflects op

Stocks in London closed mixed on Thursday, as investor attention turned to the main market event of the week, the Jackson Hole symposium.Stocks had made gains throughout the day, however, bouyed by an outperformance from Nvidia late Wednesday.The FTSE 100 index closed up 13.10 points, or 0.2% at 7,333.63 on Thursday. The FTSE 250 ended down 31.92 points, or 0.2%, at 18,194.57. The AIM All-Share cl

A largely positive week was looking set to end on a softer note following hawkish remarks from Federal Reserve policy makers.In London, there was some mixed data to mull, with the retail sector holding up better-than-expected in July but consumer confidence in August hitting a record-low in GfK's long-running tracker.On the corporate side, Just Eat Takeaway.com was a top performer on Friday after