U.K. stocks search for firm direction as banks fall, insurers rise By: MarketWatch September 07, 2017 at 06:03 AM EDT U.K.’s blue-chip benchmark is swaying between small gains and losses, ahead of a policy update from the European Central Bank. Read More >> Related Stocks: BP Plc ADR Barclays Plc ADR HSBC Holdings Plc ADR Lloyds Banking Group Plc ADR Royal Dutch Shell Cl B ADR