The FTSE 100 ticked up to yet another record of 8,350 as the market opened.
Mid-caps were in the spotlight on Wednesday as Wetherspoon’s third-quarter update that profit should sit at the top end of expectations saw shares jump early on.
Boohoo faced a blow in the meantime after the online retailer reported wider losses and piling up debt for its financial year.
Direct Line also fell following its first-quarter report, which showed higher total written and motor premiums but fewer in-force policies.
Among FTSE 100 companies, Informa topped the early risers after hiking its share buyback program on expectations results would hit the top-end of guidance.
And finally, technical instruments maker Renishaw dipped as revenue guidance was lowered following a fall in earnings over the first nine months of the year.