India, Aug. 19 -- FTSE 100 Today (August 19, 2026): The FTSE 100 is trading lower on Wednesday, as gains in energy and mining stocks largely offset weakness in banking shares. Banks came under pressure after traders slightly scaled back expectations for a Bank of England rate increase later this year. UK inflation rose to 2.9% year-on-year in July from 2.6% in June, matching forecasts, with much of the increase attributed to higher household energy costs. Smith+Nephew was among the biggest FTSE 100 fallers, dropping as much as 3.7% after CFO John Rogers announced his departure to take up a role in the US. Meanwhile, commodity-linked stocks supported the index, with BP up around 1%, Shell 0.6%, Anglo American and Rio Tinto about 0.7% each,...