FTSE 100 expected to open higher this morning after gains in the US yesterday with investors awaiting interest rate decisions either side of the pond.
Spread betting companies are calling London’s blue-chip index up by around 35 points.
In the US the Dow finished Monday up 197 points, 0.6%, at 31,020, the Nasdaq Composite added 87 points, 0.8%, to 11,535 and the S&P 500 improved 27 points, 0.7%, to 3,900.
It was an up-and-down session for the benchmarks, but they managed to end a two-day slide a day before the Federal Reserve begins its meetings on Tuesday.
In London, results from Haleon and Kingfisher (LON:KGF) are due.