
London midday: FTSE remains touch lower as BoE stands pat as expected
The FTSE 100 was down 0.1% at 8,700.88, having moved into the red before the BoE announcement, while sterling remained lower versus the dollar, down 0.3% at 1.2971. The BoE’s Monetary Policy Committee voted 8-1 to keep rates on hold at 4.5%. Only external …