The UK stock market spent Tuesday trading in cautiously positive territory, with bank and housebuilder stocks doing much of the heavy lifting while investors digested a fresh Financial Stability Report from the Bank of England (BoE)and a new round of corporate earnings. By late morning in London, the FTSE 100 hovered around 9,740 points, up roughly 0.4% on the day, while the FTSE 250 was fractionally higher near 22,040. In contrast, growth‑oriented small caps underperformed, with the AIM All‑Share index in the red, reflecting a more risk‑averse tone further down the market-cap spectrum. Halifax Investments Market snapshot: Banks and builders support a modestly higher FTSE Data from Halifax’s market