- Both FTSE 100, FTSE 250 set for weekly declines
- ITV jumps on talks of broadcasting sale
- Reeves plans income tax raise in UK budget, the Times reports
Nov 7 (Reuters) - UK stocks dipped on Friday, with IAG among the biggest drag, and were set to log losses for the week packed with earnings and a Bank of England interest rate decision.
The blue-chip FTSE 100 index dropped 0.8% as of 1125 GMT, while the midcap index lost 0.5%.
Travel and leisure stocks declined 2.9%, with IAG sliding 8.4% after the British Airways owner flagged weakness in the U.S. market.
Rightmove plunged 12.5% as Britain's biggest property portal warned of slower profit growth next year. The broader real estate sector lost 1.20%.
Heavyweight banks shed 0.7%. HSBC and Barclays fell about 1% each.
On the bright side, ITV jumped 13.9% as the broadcaster said it is in preliminary talks with Comcast-owned pay-TV company Sky over a 1.6 billion pound ($2.15 billion) sale of its media and entertainment division.
Among other UK assets, gilt yields were up slightly and the pound was headed for a third straight weekly fall. Earlier this week, the Bank of England kept its main lending rate steady at 4%.
Rightmove plunged 12.5% as Britain's biggest property portal warned of slower profit growth next year. The broader real estate sector lost 1.20%.
Heavyweight banks shed 0.7%. HSBC and Barclays fell about 1% each.
On the bright side, ITV jumped 13.9% as the broadcaster said it is in preliminary talks with Comcast-owned pay-TV company Sky over a 1.6 billion pound ($2.15 billion) sale of its media and entertainment division.
Among other UK assets, gilt yields were up slightly and the pound was headed for a third straight weekly fall. Earlier this week, the Bank of England kept its main lending rate steady at 4%.
Reporting by Utkarsh Tushar Hathi and Shashwat Chauhan in Bengaluru; Editing by Maju Samuel
Source: Reuters