UK Equities Mixed As Investors Assess Slew Of Corporate Earnings,

FTSE 100 up 0.4%, FTSE 250 down 0.3%


AstraZeneca rises after Q2 earnings beats expectations


Greggs falls on lower first-half profit


Entain rises after BetMGM raises FY outlook


Inchcape slips on HY earnings drop


July 29 (Reuters) - London's main stock indexes were blended on Tuesday as financiers examined a spate of blended corporate updates as well as the fallout from the newly signed U.S.-EU trade deal.


The benchmark FTSE 100 rose 0.4% as of 0934 GMT, while the domestically focused midcap FTSE 250 index was down 0.3%.


Healthcare stocks led the sectoral gains, up 1.8%, with AstraZeneca increasing 2.8% after the drugmaker beat second-quarter revenue and earnings expectations.


Chemical stocks lost 2.5%, dragged down by Croda International, which fell 5.1% after the chemical business reported first-half sales below quotes.


Industrial miners lost 1%, tracking lower copper prices. Glencore and Anglo American fell 2.4% and 1.2% respectively.


To name a few business updates, Games Workshop rose 6.3%, to top the FTSE 100 index, after the mini wargames maker reported an almost 30% jump in yearly pre-tax revenue.


Entain rose 1.4% after the company's U.S. sports-betting joint venture with MGM Resorts called BetMGM raised its full-year 2025 revenue and core incomes forecast.


Inchcape lost 9.6%, leading loser on the FTSE 250 midcap index, after the cars and truck distributor reported a 4% drop in first-half changed pre-tax profit at constant currency.


Greggs fell 4.9% after reporting a 14% fall in first-half earnings.


A survey showed British store prices increased by the most in more than a year in the 12 months to July and food costs grew more strongly.


The Bank of England is expected to cut borrowing expenses on August 7 for the 5th time considering that August in 2015.


Meanwhile, the impact of a new 15% levy on many European Union goods, which is significantly greater than pre-2025 levels.


Ahead of the August 1 tariff due date, U.S. President Donald Trump stated a blanket 15% to 20% "world tariff" rate would be extended toward trading partners who do not negotiate separate trade handle the U.S.


Top U.S. and Chinese financial authorities resumed their trade talks for a second day in Stockholm to solve economic disputes, while looking for to extend the previous tariff truce by 3 months. (Reporting by Sukriti Gupta in Bengaluru; Editing by Shreya Biswas)