FTSE 100, FTSE 250 down 0.2 each
BoE rate decision due on Thu
Computacenter drops after CFO exit
UK39;s Bunzl gains after RBC upgrades to 39;outperform39;

Dec 16 Reuters UK39;s FTSE 100 index slipped on Monday ahead of a raft of major central bank interestrate decisions, with Entain dropping on Australian financial crime watchdog39;s initiated legal proceedings against it.

The FTSE 100 was down 0.2 at 0930 GMT, with Entain taking the biggest hit, down 5, after the watchdog said its online betting platforms breached Australia39;s antimoney laundering and counterterrorism financing laws.

Household goods and beverage stocks were the top laggards, while chemical stocks led gains as Johnson Matthey jumped 6.4 after shareholder Standard Investments urged the company to launch a strategic review.

The domesticallyfocussed FTSE 250 was also down 0.2, with Computacenter dropping 6 after the technology and services provider39;s finance chief Christian Jehle stepped down.

Among other stocks, Bunzl rose 1.4 after RBC upgraded the specialist international distribution and services group to outperform from sector perform.

All eyes are on the trajectory of global monetary policy, as the rate decisions by the U.S. Federal Reserve, Bank of Japan and Bank of England are lined up this week.

While the Fed is expected to cut rates by 25 basis points on Wednesday, the BoE is widely seen holding rates on Thursday, with a similar expectation for the Bank of Japan.

On the data front,…