Tesco boss Ken Murphy today hailed the supermarket’s strong performance after reporting a 12.8% rise in annual operating profits to £2.8 billion.
Other companies in the results spotlight today include the beauty and nutrition business THG and the advertising firm M&C Saatchi.
Traders are also focused on the interest rates outlook ahead of today’s release of US inflation figures for March. The reading is expected to show a rise to 3.4%.
