At 9.00am the FTSE 100 was at 7,905.98, down 24.65, or 0.31% although the jumped to 19,855.01, up 174.72 points, or 0.89%. No wonder stocks are under pressure when the 1yr Treasury note yields more than 5.1%, its highest in 22 years. Looking ahead, Rolls-Royce forecast operating profit between £0.8bn to £1bn in 2023 with free cash flow of £0.6bn to £0.8bn. A number of index heavyweights, including , , , , , , go ex-dividendswhich will also weigh on the Footise reducing the FTSE 100 by 20.62 points. Inflation remained “well above” the Fed’s 2% target, according to the minutes, even amid signs that inflation is declining.
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