London stocks rise as metal miners shine; M&S slips – Markets

UK’s main stock indexes climbed on Thursday, underpinned by industrial metal miners tracking commodity prices higher, while investors awaited US inflation data that could provide more clues on the Federal Reserve’s interest rate trajectory.

The blue-chip FTSE 100 was up 0.5%, as of 0810 GMT, and the midcap FTSE 250 index climbed 0.3%.

Industrial metal miners gained the most among sectors,…