The FTSE 100 Index Opens 0.28% Higher

The FTSE 100 Index is up by 30 points or 0.28 percent on Wednesday. Top gainers are Rentokil Initial (2.15%), Babcock International (1.41%) and The Sage Group (1.35%). Biggest losses came from Spirax-Sarco Engineering (-1.86%), Vodafone (-1.72%) and Smiths (-1.44%).