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FTSE 100 unchanged, FTSE 250 down 0.4%

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UK approves Sizewell C nuclear plant

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Compass raises profit forecast, buys Vermaat in $1.8 bln

deal

By Sukriti Gupta

July 22 (Reuters) - London's main stock indexes were

mixed on Tuesday as investors parsed a spate of corporate

earnings, and awaited the release of key economic data this

week.

The benchmark FTSE 100 was flat by 0944 GMT, after

registering a record closing high on Monday. The domestically

oriented midcap FTSE 250 lost 0.4%.

Industrial miners rose 1.1%, tracking a rise

in copper prices, buoyed by hopes for firmer Chinese demand.

Glencore ( GLCNF ) gained 2.2%, while Rio Tinto rose

1.1%.

Homebuilders and household goods stocks led

sectoral losses, falling 1.6%. Vistry down 2.7%.

Data showed Britain borrowed more than expected in June as a

jump in inflation pushed up the government's debt costs.

In company news, British food catering firm Compass Group ( CMPGF )

rose 6.1% to the top of the blue-chip index, after it

agreed to buy European premium food services business Vermaat

Groep for about 1.5 billion euros ($1.75 billion), including

debt and also raised its annual profit forecast.

Energy firm Centrica ( CPYYF ) surged 3.9% after Britain

approved the 38 billion pound ($51 billion) Sizewell C nuclear

plant in eastern England. The company holds a 15% stake in the

project.

Greencore ( GNCGF ) jumped 10.5%, to top the FTSE mid-cap

index, after the convenience food manufacturer raised its annual

profit expectations.

Kier Group ( KIERF ) fell 5.1%, to the bottom of the mid-cap

index, after the British infrastructure and construction group

said that its CEO Andrew Davies would be stepping down, and

named insider Stuart Togwell as his successor, effective

November 1, 2025.

Meanwhile, AstraZeneca ( AZN ) on Monday said it plans to

invest $50 billion in the U.S. to expand manufacturing and

research capabilities as it reacts to White House trade policy.

On the radar this week are UK flash Purchasing Managers'

Index for July and June retail sales data.