London stocks were steady in early trade on Tuesday amid worries about rate hikes and as investors eyed key US earnings later in the session.
At 0900 BST, the FTSE 100 was flat at 7,206.67.
Neil Wilson, chief market analyst at Markets.com, said: “European stocks are flat in early trade as risk remains on watch for a range of factors, including earnings, inflation and expectations central banks will tighten the screw.
“Also worrying markets are central banks – the Bank of England has put the cat among the pigeons with its hawkish talk, nudging markets to price in some hikes in the next year that just weren’t expected a few weeks ago.”
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