UK financial services group Britannic today showed evidence of its improving financial position as it posted a 6% rise in operating profits and an interim dividend.

BRITAIN’S top supermarket chain Tesco kicks off a results-laden week for retailers, while investors will chew over the next move for the FTSE, tuning into the Federal Reserve’s one-day meeting for guidance.

Mortgage lending at Britannia Building Society has soared as customers take advantage of new products and lower interest rates, the mutual said today.