London’s FTSE 100 was up 0.2% at 7,308.11 in afternoon trade on Wednesday.
Travel-related stocks were on the rise again, with British Airways and Iberia parent IAG, engine maker Rolls-Royce, Premier Inn owner Whitbread and InterContinental Hotels all higher.
Croda was weaker after agreeing to sell the majority of its technology and industrial chemicals business to Cargill for €915m.
Miners were also on the back foot, with Rio Tinto and BHP both down, while precious metals miner Fresnillo was the worst performer on the index.
FTSE 100 – Risers
FTSE 100 – Risers
Dechra Pharmaceuticals (DPH) 5,125.00p 3.16%
International Consolidated Airlines Group SA (CDI) (IAG) 143.62p 2.60%
Entain (ENT) 1,672.00p 2.45%
Rolls-Royce Holdings (RR.) 117.14p 2.25%
Whitbread (WTB) 2,943.00p 2.15%
Smith & Nephew (SN.) 1,275.50p 2.08%
Compass Group (CPG) 1,617.00p 1.89%
Halma (HLMA) 3,136.00p 1.82%
InterContinental Hotels Group (IHG) 4,629.00p 1.78%
Melrose Industries (MRO) 154.55p 1.74%
FTSE 100 – Fallers
Fresnillo (FRES) 866.00p -1.90%
Rio Tinto (RIO) 4,821.50p -1.66%
National Grid (NG.) 1,070.80p -1.29%
Rentokil Initial (RTO) 577.40p -1.27%
Unilever (ULVR) 3,892.00p -1.23%
Croda International (CRDA) 9,858.00p -1.22%
Pearson (PSON) 591.80p -1.20%
BHP Group (BHP) 2,170.50p -1.14%
United Utilities Group (UU.) 1,093.00p -0.95%
Vodafone Group (VOD) 112.28p -0.87%
