London stocks were higher by midday on Tuesday as the pound slipped back following the latest wage growth figures for the UK. The FTSE 100 was up 0.3% to 7,218.23, having opened flat, as the pound lost 0.1% against the dollar and the euro to 1.4322 and 1.1576 respectively after the release of UK jobs data. This came a day after sterling had hit its strongest level since the Brexit vote. A weaker pound tends to boost the top-flight index as around 70% of its constituents derive most of their ...Den vollständigen Artikel lesen ...