London stocks rise as investors assess corporate earnings, await US inflation data

• FTSE 100 and FTSE 250 up 0.4%
• Playtech hits record high on positive first-half results
• Trainline expects annual profit at top-end of forecast

Sept 11 (Reuters) - London stocks rose on Thursday, boosted by industrials and energy stocks, while investors assessed corporate earnings and awaited a key inflation report from the U.S. due later in the day.

The blue-chip FTSE 100 .FTSE advanced 0.4% by 0956 GMT, while the domestically focussed mid-cap index .FTMC also added 0.4%.

In the U.S., consumer inflation data is expected on the day. Economists expect prices to have picked up in August, but that is unlikely to derail a much-anticipated rate cut from the Federal Reserve next week.

Aerospace and defence companies .FTNMX502010 added 1.6% on Thursday; BAE Systems BAES.L rose 4%, Chemring Group CHG.L up 2%, Babcock BAB.L gained 1.4% and Avon AVON.L added 5.2%.

Precious metal miners .FTNMX551030 advanced 0.9% with Fresnillo FRES.L rising 2% and Hochschild Mining HOCM.L up 1.7%.

Energy stocks .FTNMX601010 gained 0.6% with heavyweights Shell SHEL.L and BP BP.L up 0.5% and 0.9%, respectively.

Heavyweight bank .FTNMX301010 stocks rose 0.3%.

Consumer staples stocks such as Tesco TSCO.L, Associated British Foods ABF.L and British American Tobacco BATS.L also advanced.

On the flip side, personal goods .FTNMX402040 stocks declined 0.6%, with Burberry BRBY.L falling 0.9%.

Industrial support services sector .FTNMX502050 edged down 0.5%. Experian EXPN.L lost 1.4% and Hays HAYS.L fell 2.4%.

Industrial miners .FTNMX551020 declined, with Anglo American AAL.L down 0.8% and Glencore GLEN.L losing 1.2%.

Among other stocks, Compass Group CPG.L rose 2.7% after Deutsche Bank upgraded the food catering firm's rating to "buy" from "hold".

Ticketing firm Trainline TRNT.L jumped 8.9%, to top the mid-cap index, after saying it expects to report annual adjusted core profit at the top end of its forecast range.

Gambling tech firm Playtech PTEC.L hit a record high and was last up 6.4% on positive first-half results.

Meanwhile, a survey showed house prices showed the most widespread falls in more than a year-and-a-half in August as new buyer demand weakened.

Additionally, finance minister Rachel Reeves promised tax reform to help small business expansion.