UK Stock Market Opening Preview Today, 2 December 2025: FTSE 100 Set to Open Lower as BoE Stress Tests, Housing Data and Cooling Shop Inflation Hit
FTSE 100 futures signal a drop of 15–18 points at Tuesday’s open, tracking Wall Street losses and global bond selloffs. The index closed down 0.2% at 9,702.53 on Monday. US stocks fell as Treasury yields rose and weak factory data fueled bets on a December Fed rate cut. Japanese bond yields hit a 17-year high overnight, adding to market pressure.