- FTSE 100 up 1.1%, FTSE 250 adds 0.6%.
July 20 (Reuters) - Energy and banking stocks helped the FTSE 100 rebound on Tuesday after surging virus cases and fears of an economic slowdown pushed the index to a two-month low in the previous session.
The FTSE 100 gained 1.1% with HSBC Holdings PLC and BP PLC being the top boosts.
Banks jumped 1.3% after Catherine Mann, a top economist who will soon join the Bank of England’s rate-setting committee, joined interest-rate setter Jonathan Haskel to say cutting stimulus support too early was not the right option.
A recent jump in inflation above the BoE’s 2% target since May had raised worries over the central bank pulling back support sooner than expected.
The domestically-focussed mid-cap index rose 0.6%.
Among stocks, global miner Anglo American plc jumped 1.8% after it said its production rose by 20% in the second quarter, driven by strong diamond and platinum output.
British airline $(easyJet)$ gained 1.5% after it said it would fly 60% of its pre-pandemic capacity in the July-September period, a big jump from the 17% it flew in the previous quarter, as COVID-19 restrictions ease and demand across Europe grows. (Reporting by Shashank Nayar in Bengaluru; Editing by Subhranshu Sahu)
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