UPDATE 1-British mid-cap stocks close at over two-year high on earnings optimism For a Reuters live blog on U.S., UK and European stock markets, click LIVE/ or type LIVE/ in a news window. FTSE 100 up 1.2%, FTSE 250 gains 2.3% US PCE in line with estimates Focus on Fed, BoE decisions next week Updated at 1620 GMT July 26 (Reuters) - British mid-cap stocks rallied to their strongest finish in more than two years on Friday, helped by a slew of upbeat company earnings reports and a rebound on Wall

BUZZ-UK's Jupiter Fund rises on higher HY pretax profit, gross flows ** Shares of Jupiter Fund Management JUP.L up 6.7% at 88p ** The British asset manager reported HY underlying pretax profit of 47.9 mln pounds ($61.61 mln), up 3% from last year ** Total gross flows in the first half also increased to 7.5 bln pounds from 5.5 bln pounds in H2 2023

UPDATE 2-Jupiter shares rally on improved profit, UK investor appetite Recasts, adds analyst comment in paragraph 5 LONDON, July 26 (Reuters) - S hares in Britain's Jupiter Fund Management JUP.L rallied on Friday after the company reported forecast-beating profit and early signs of investor appetite recovering for UK assets, despite reporting a jump in clients withdrawing funds.

UPDATE 1-UK Stocks-Factors to watch on July 26 Adds new items, updates futures July 26 (Reuters) - Britain's FTSE 100 .FTSE index is seen opening higher on Friday, with futures FFIc1 up 0 .2%. * NATWEST: NatWest's NWG.L first-half pretax operating profit fell by a less-than-expected 16% to 3 billion pounds ($3.86 billion), it said, with margins hit by mortgage market competition and savers shifting deposits to higher-paying products.

BRIEF-Jupiter Fund Management HY Underlying Outflows At £0.2 Bln, Increase In Gross Flows To £7.5 Bln July 26 (Reuters) - Jupiter Fund Management PLC JUP.L : JUPITER FUND MANAGEMENT: ANNOUNCE AN ORDINARY DIVIDEND OF 3.2P PER SHARE JUPITER FUND MANAGEMENT: HY UNDERLYING OUTFLOWS AT £0.2BN, INCREASE IN GROSS FLOWS TO £7.5BN JUPITER FUND MANAGEMEN