FTSE 100 20 November 2025 - 27 November 2025

London’s stock market ended firmly higher on Wednesday as Chancellor Rachel Reeves delivered her Autumn Budget, a tax‑raising package that still reassured investors and sparked a broad-based relief rally in equities, gilts and sterling. The FTSE 100 closed up about 0.9% at 9,691.58, while the more domestically focused FTSE 250 climbed 1.2%, its best session in more than a month. London South East Market moves came against a backdrop of pro‑equity measures aimed at reviving the London Stock Exchange – including a temporary stamp duty holiday for new listings and a cut to the tax‑free cash ISA allowance – alongside significant tax rises designed to rebuild fiscal headroom.

London’s stock market endured another bruising session on Friday 21 November 2025, as the FTSE 100 slipped to a one‑month low in early trade before clawing back some ground. A sharp global sell‑off in high‑growth and AI‑linked stocks, disappointing UK data on retail sales and public borrowing, and fresh energy bill worries combined to drag UK shares lower. The Guardian+2The Guardian+2 By mid‑morning in London, the FTSE 100 was trading around 9,490, down roughly 0.4% on the day, having earlier opened about 1% lower and briefly touched the 9,420 region — its lowest level in around a month. The more domestically focused FTSE 250 and the junior AIM All‑Share were also in the red, down around 0.4–0.6%, as risk appetite faded across UK equities. Morningstar+2Bloomberg+2