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Evening Standard
Evening Standard
Business
City Staff

FTSE 100 Live: BT half-year profits top £1 billion, Shell, Sainsbury's results; BoE rate decision

Blue-chip corporate updates have helped to boost City confidence ahead of the latest Bank of England interest rates decision.

Shares in BT Group and Sainsbury’s surged, while investors also cheered signs from the Federal Reserve that US interest rates have peaked.

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