FTSE 100 Live: Stocks to gain; under-pressure Whitbread faces markets

Welcome back to City AM s FTSE 100 live blog. The blue-chip index is set to make gains on Tuesday morning, following Monday s strong showing. In a busy morning for market updates, FTSE 100 Premier Inn owner Whitbread is set to unveil its half-year figures, amid a campaign by a major investor to gain a seat on its board. Mid-cap housebuilder Bellway is setting out its full-year results, in what will be a key signal of whether Andy Burnham s Your First Home scheme has lightened the gloomy mood weighing on the UK s housing sector. Stick with us throughout the day for the latest news from the London Stock Exchange and the wider business world, as soon as we get it. Here s a few of our top headlines this morning: UK economy to suffer second-highest inflation in G7  ‘Slow-moving tsunami’ – IMF warns AI could hit 60 per cent of jobs in advanced economies Brexit U-turn? Burnham says he is taking ‘pragmatic’ approach on EU Asos hackers claim responsibility for Air Fran