FTSE 100 hits one-week high as US rate cut expectations boost sentiment
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FTSE 100 up 0.6%, FTSE 250 adds 0.8%
U.S. producer prices slightly above expectations
ECB cuts interest rates as growth dwindles
Trainline gains on upbeat annual outlook
BofA Global Research upgrades Diageo; shares rise
Precious metal miners at highest levels in over a month
Updated at 1550 GMT
By Khushi Singh
Sept 12 (Reuters) -London's FTSE 100 hit its highest level in over a week on Thursday, amid broader gains after some clarity around the U.S. Federal Reserve's expected interest rate cut improved risk appetite.
The blue-chip FTSE 100 .FTSE ended 0.6% higher, while the mid-cap FTSE 250 .FTMC was up 0.8%, also registering a one-week high.
Precious metal miners .FTNMX551030 advanced 3.2%, maintaining a six-day winning streak, followingrecord-high gold prices.
The bullion was helped by expectations of an interest rate cut by the Federal Reserve at its Sept. 17-18 meeting. GOL/
U.S. producer prices rose slightly more than expected in August. Markets are currently pricing in an 85% chance of a 25-basis-point U.S. rate cut next week, according to the CME FedWatch tool.
Most major sub-sectoral indexes traded higher with industrial metal miners .FTNMX551020 advancing 2.4% as copper prices hit near two-weeks high on signs of firmer demand in top metals consumer China and interest rate cut prospects. MET/L
Rate-sensitive homebuilders .FTNMX402020 added 1.9%. A survey showed Britishproperty surveyors expect sales to continue to grow in the coming months after a gauge of house prices turned positive for the first time in nearly two years.
The beverages .FTNMX451010 index gained 2.5%, after industry heavyweight Diageo DGE.L climbed 3% following anupgrade on its rating and price objective from BofA Global Research.
On the contrary, pharma and biotech .FTNMX201030 shares tumbled 1.8% as the biggest sectoral decliners.
Trainline TRNT.L was the top gainer on the mid-cap indexwith a 9.2% rise after the company said itexpects core profit to exceed previous forecast.
Fevertree Drinks FEVR.L dipped 11.6% after the beverage maker cut its annual revenue growth forecast.
Meanwhile, the European Central Banklowered its deposit rate by 25 basis points to 3.50% in a widely telegraphed move, following up on a similar cut in June as inflation and economic growth slowed.
The Bank of England is widely expected to hold rates at its meeting later this month.
Reporting by Khushi Singh, Purvi Agarwal in Bengaluru; Editing by Eileen Soreng and Andrea Ricci
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