India, Aug. 13 -- U.K. stocks are turning in a mixed performance on Wednesday with investors reacting to earnings, and awaiting fresh data and trade news for directional clues.
The benchmark FTSE 100 is up 19.60 points or 0.21% at 9,167.41 nearly an hour past noon.
Spirax Group is up 2.1%, extending gains from the previous session. AstraZeneca is up nearly 2%. Fresnillo, Antofagasta and Airtel Africa are gaining 1.6 to 1.8%.
BAE Systems, IAG, Marks & Spencer, Associated British Foods, GSK, Next, Convatec Group and Berkeley Group Holdings are also notably higher.
Beazley is plunging 11.7% after the insurer cut its full-year premium growth forecast. The company has revised its growth guidance to low-to-mid single digits to reflect prevail...