London open: Kingfisher paces the gains as investors eye US data, Budget
At 0835 GMT, the FTSE 100 was 0.2% higher at 9,549.00. Derren Nathan, head of equity research at Hargreaves Lansdown, said the UK was bracing "for one of the most hotly anticipated Downing Street Budgets in recent history". "If rumours of an …