The FTSE 100 is expected to remain a battleground between buyers and sellers on a busy day for corporate reporting.

European stocks fell as traders pared back expectations for an interest-rate cut by the Federal Reserve in December after cautious comments from Chair Jerome Powell.

"The bond market is telling you that Trump's policies will be inflationary and you're going to have tariffs, so the direction of the 10-year yield is going to be the indicator for how the small caps ...