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FTSE 100 steady in early trade FTSE 100 hit by fall in mining giant Glencore
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(Open): UK shares opened slightly higher, with investors expected to remain cautious ahead of the US rate decision later this week. (Noon): UK shares fell, with mining giant Glencore the biggest faller after it was hit by a drop in coal prices.
On Thursday, the Federal Reserve will decide on whether to raise US rates for the first time in nine years. Shares in Glencore were down 4.7%, and approaching midday the FTSE 100 was down 8.31 points at 6,076.28.
In early morning trade, the FTSE 100 was 6.92 points higher at 6,091.51. Shares in supermarkets also weighed on the market, with Morrisons, Sainsbury's and Tesco all down by more than 2%.
Top riser on the index was credit checking agency Experian, which climbed 1.3% after HSBC raised its rating on the stock to "buy". Credit checking agency Experian was one of the biggest risers, climbing 1% after HSBC raised its rating on the stock to "buy".
B&Q and Screwfix owner Kingfisher dropped 2.3% after the firm announced a slight dip in half-year profits. B&Q and Screwfix owner Kingfisher dropped 2.7% after the firm's latest half-year results. It reported a slight dip in half-year profits, and also announced it was considering a big expansion of its Screwfix chain, with potential for another 200 stores.
The company also announced it was considering a big expansion of its Screwfix chain, with potential for another 200 stores. However, its shares were hit by a weak performance from its French business - where it runs the Castorama and Brico Depot chains - where profits fell 16.4%, or by 5.7% when currency moves were stripped out.
In the FTSE 250, shares in online grocer Ocado rose 3.1% after investors welcomed its latest sales figures. After rising more than 3% in early trade, shares in online grocer Ocado went into reverse to stand down 0.3% after its latest sales figures.
The firm reported gross retail sales of £252m in the 12 weeks to 9 August, up 15.3% from a year earlier.The firm reported gross retail sales of £252m in the 12 weeks to 9 August, up 15.3% from a year earlier.
On the currency markets, the pound edged up 0.1% against the dollar to $1.5444 and rose 0.24% against the euro to €1.3663. Overall, investors are expected to remain cautious ahead of the US interest rate decision later this week.
On Thursday, the Federal Reserve will decide on whether to raise US rates for the first time in nine years.
On the currency markets, the pound was flat against the dollar at $1.5429 but rose 0.16% against the euro to €1.3652.