The FTSE 100 finished 4.57 points, or 0.06%, higher to end the day at 8,288.00.
London’s top financial index finished marginally higher on Thursday amid caution ahead of Friday’s Jackson Hole economic symposium.
Stateside, the Dow Jones and Nasdaq both slipped in early trading, with household appliances group Williams-Sonoma a notable faller.Axel Rudolph, senior technical analyst at IG, said: “The near 1.5% rally in the Japanese Nikkei 225 hasn’t been replicated by any US, nor European equity indices which continue to trade in low volume and volatility ahead of Fed Chair Powell’s speech at the Jackson Hole symposium on Friday.
The group said a 2.4% rise in total sales was driven by growth in North America and Europe, whereas sales in the UK slipped 0.8% year on year.Elsewhere, BP shares slipped to their lowest close price for two years amid continued investor concerns over its shift away from oil and gas. The company’s shares therefore rose by 2.5% to 97.4p despite pre-tax profits plunging 91% to £14.7 million in the year to June 30 as net fees slumped 12%.
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