Housebuilders fall as UK inflation hots up
Stocks in Europe traded lower at midday Wednesday, amid a threat from US President Donald Trump to impose 25% tariffs on imported cars, and higher duties on semiconductors.In London, housebuilders declined as the UK consumer price inflation rate accelerated at a faster pace than predicted.The FTSE 100 index fell 36.70 points, 0.4%, at 8,730.03. The FTSE 250 fell 151.06 points, 0.7%, at 20,730.50,