FTSE 100 extends declines as budget, US election jitters prevail
FTSE 100 and FTSE 250 down 0.6%
Reckitt up after Q3 results
BoE's Bailey to comment at 1845 GMT
Updated at 1551 GMT
By Pranav Kashyap
Oct 23 (Reuters) -London's blue-chip stock index extended declines for a fourth straight session on Wednesday, dragged down by mining stocks as the upcoming UK budget and the U.S. presidential election prompted investors to shy away from risky assets.
The FTSE 100 .FTSE and the domestically focussed FTSE 250 .FTMC fell 0.6% each, with both the indexes closing just above one-week lows touched in the previous session.
Industrial metal miners .FTNMX551020 lost 1.6%, while precious metal miners .FTNMX551030 slipped 1.4% as prices of copper and gold slipped against a stronger dollar. MET/LGOL/
The prospect of another Trump presidency has been in focus for investors, pushing them to the sidelines until further clarity. Former U.S. President Donald Trump's policies include tariffs and restrictions on undocumented immigration, among other measures, that are expected to push up inflation. MKTS/GLOB
Meanwhile, the Bank of England meets in two weeks to take a call on interest rates, with the markets fully pricing a rate cut in November, and see a likely further rate cut in December.
Annual consumer price inflation eased to 1.7% in September, the lowest reading since April 2021, data showed last week.
Traders awaited remarks by BoE Governor Andrew Bailey due later in the day that could affect expectations around the central bank's easing path. Investor focus is also on flash PMI figures due on Thursday and the British budget on Oct. 30.
Among individual stocks, Reckitt RKT.L gained 3.9% after the Nurofen painkillers and Strepsils lozenges maker reported a smaller-than-expected fall in third-quarter underlying sales.
WPP WPP.L jumped 6.1% after the British ad group reported a better-than-expected rise in third-quarter organic revenue.
Reporting by Pranav Kashyap and Sruthi Shankar in Bengaluru; Editing by Shailesh Kuber, William Maclean
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