

* FTSE 100 up 0.1%, FTSE 250 up 1.1%* Rate cut hopes triggered by BoE comments* Progress in U.S.-China trade talks also supports* Strong earnings repo...


UK BROKER RATINGS SUMMARY: Two Insurers Suffer Cuts; AB Foods Raised


* STOXX 600 is now 2% away from record high* BoE surprises as two members vote for rate cut* Siemens hits more than 1-yr high on upbeat results* Lufth...


LONDON MARKET OPEN: US-China Trade Talks Give Lift After Delay Worries


LONDON BRIEFING: Rolls-Royce Takes GBP1.4 Billion Hit From Trent 1000


* Could force insurers to hire advisers to check reserve levels* "Deep concern" about sexual harassment, bullying at Lloyd'sBy Huw Jones and Carolyn...


UK BROKER RATINGS SUMMARY: HSBC Raises Ryanair, Deutsche Bank Cuts


LONDON MARKET MIDDAY: Miners Rally On "Constructive" US-China Talks