The Bank of England will at midday publish its Monetary Policy Committee’s latest decision on UK interest rates. Market forecasters expect the bank to hold base rate at its current level of 5.25 per cent.
The FTSE 100 is up 0.1 per cent in early trading. Among the companies with reports and trading updates today are ITV, Wood Group, BAE Systems and Hipgnosis. Read the Thursday 9 May Business Live blog below.
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Market open: FTSE 100 up 0.1%; FTSE 250 off 0.1%
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BoE base rate decision looms
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