UK's FTSE 100 ticks higher on energy boost; hot inflation report limits gains

Britain's FTSE 100 ​edged higher on Wednesday, supported by gains ​in oil majors and ‌financial stocks, though ​hotter-than-expected inflation reinforced expectations of a Bank of England interest rate hike, limiting the index's upside.

The blue-chip FTSE 100 index ‌rose 0.1% to 10,752.88 points, after two sessions of declines in a row. The midcap FTSE 250 was up 0.3%.