UK Stock Market Today: FTSE 100 Slips as Risk-Off Mood Starts December in London
London, Monday 1 December 2025 – The UK stock market opened the final month of 2025 on a cautious note, with the FTSE 100 edging lower and domestically focused mid‑caps underperforming as global “risk‑off” sentiment, soft UK services data and shifting interest‑rate expectations weighed on investor confidence.TradingView+1 UK stock market today: key numbers for 1 December 2025 By late morning to early afternoon trading in London, the picture across UK indices looked like this: That relatively modest index move comes after a powerful rally. The FTSE 100 has repeatedly hit record highs this year, with its all‑time closing high of 9,911.42 set on