FTSE 100 Holds Steady As Shop Price Inflation Falls
(RTTNews) - U.K. stocks were little changed on Tuesday after data showed U.K. shop price inflation weakened to a near two-year low in February.
According to the British Retail Consortium, the shop price index posted an annual increase of 2.5 percent on a yearly basis in February, slower than the 2.9 percent rise in January.
This was the lowest since March 2022. The rate was also below the 3-month average of 3.3 percent.
The benchmark FTSE 100 was marginally higher at 7,686 after falling 0.3 percent in the previous session.
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Medical device giant Smith & Nephew rallied 2.5 percent after posting improved financial results for Q4 and full year 2023.
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