Airline stocks are under pressure in London today after Ryanair trimmed profit guidance and the price of oil rose on the back of Middle East events.
Shares in oil and defence companies meant the FTSE 100 index held firm, in contrast to the weaker performance by the UK-focused FTSE 250 index.
The moves came at the start of a week featuring results by GSK, Shell and several US technology stocks, as well as the latest US and UK interest rate decisions.
