Good morning from London where the FTSE 100 jumped over 100 points as trading got underway on Wednesday.
Among the risers was HSBC after the bank posted higher-than-expected second-quarter profit and unveiled a £3 billion share buyback.
Housebuilder Taylor Wimpey also gained early on, as a reiterated target to build up to 10,000 homes this year appeared to overshadow a drop in interim profit.
Rio Tinto climbed after reporting a 3% improvement in first-half pre-tax earnings and reassuring demand from China was expected to remain robust.
GSK fell in the meantime, despite hiking full-year profit guidance following a 13% jump in second-quarter sales.
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