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FTSE 100 News 9 October 2025 - 11 November 2025

London Stock Exchange at Record Highs – Inside the Historic Market’s Brexit Battle and 2025 Revival

UK Markets Today: FTSE 100 Hits New High as Rate‑Cut Bets Build; Vodafone Lifts Dividend for First Time in 7 Years; SoftBank Exits Nvidia; ‘Little‑Known’ Tech Giant RELX in the Spotlight (11 Nov 2025)

Published: 11 November 2025 FTSE 100 sets fresh records as labour market cools London stocks pushed to new highs on Tuesday, extending Monday’s record close, as investors priced in a higher chance of a December interest‑rate cut after a softer UK jobs report. The unemployment rate rose to 5.0%, its highest since early 2021, while regular pay growth slowed to 4.6% in the three months to September—data that knocked sterling and lifted rate‑sensitive shares. The FTSE 100 notched another intraday record in early trade after Monday’s all‑time closing high of 9,787, underlining the “bad news is good news” dynamic for
11 November 2025
Lloyds Share Price: Can the FTSE‑100 Bank’s Value Keep Surging or Is a Crash Coming?

Lloyds Share Price Nears £1 on 11 November 2025 as FTSE 100 Hits Records—AI Assistant Rollout, Buybacks and FCA Motor Finance Timeline in Focus

Published: 11 November 2025 London — Lloyds Banking Group (LSE: LLOY) pushed closer to the psychologically important £1 mark on Tuesday, riding a broader market rally and fresh optimism around the bank’s digital roadmap. The shares finished the session around 95p after touching an intraday high of 95.00p, extending Monday’s strong close and marking a new 52‑week peak. Investing.com Why Lloyds is rallying today The FTSE 100 set fresh record territory as traders increased bets on a December Bank of England rate cut after UK unemployment rose to 5% and wage growth cooled—macro moves that buoyed risk assets across the
11 November 2025
FTSE 100’s Record Run: Inside London’s Blue-Chip Rally and What’s Next

FTSE 100 Jumps on US Shutdown Hopes as Diageo Soars; BoE Stablecoin Plan and Gold Rally Lift London Stocks — UK Market Wrap (10 November 2025)

London, 10 Nov 2025 — UK equities pushed higher on Monday, with the FTSE 100 up around 1% near 9,780 by late morning, tracking a broad European rebound as Washington moved closer to ending the record US government shutdown. The FTSE 250 also advanced, reflecting improved risk appetite across mid‑caps. Gains were supported by a sharp rally in Diageo, firmer energy names on steady Brent crude, and a jump in precious‑metals miners as gold hit a two‑week high. Reuters+2Reuters+2 Market snapshot Biggest movers: Diageo leads, miners gleam Diageo (DGE) surged ~7–8% after the drinks group named former Tesco chief Sir
10 November 2025
London Stock Exchange at Record Highs – Inside the Historic Market’s Brexit Battle and 2025 Revival

FTSE 100 Today (10 November 2025): London Blue‑Chips Rally Toward Record as US Shutdown Deal Nears; Diageo Soars on New CEO

Updated: 10:39 GMT, 10 November 2025 The FTSE 100 climbed nearly 1% in early London trading on Monday, edging back toward its record close after weekend progress in Washington on a bill to end the 40‑day US government shutdown lifted global risk appetite. Drinks giant Diageo led the index higher after naming former Tesco chief Sir Dave Lewis as its next CEO, while energy majors firmed alongside Brent crude. As of 10:30–10:40 GMT the FTSE 100 traded around 9,775, up roughly 0.9%, close to last week’s all‑time closing high of 9,777.08. Reuters+1 Market snapshot (intraday) What’s driving today’s move US
10 November 2025
London Stock Exchange at Record Highs – Inside the Historic Market’s Brexit Battle and 2025 Revival

UK stocks today (6 Nov 2025): FTSE 100 edges lower before BoE decision; Sainsbury lifts profit guidance, ITV warns on Q4 ads, AstraZeneca beats

LONDON — Thursday, 6 November 2025 At a glance Market snapshot: waiting on Threadneedle Street UK equities were fractionally lower by late morning, with traders staying cautious ahead of the Bank of England’s midday decision and press conference. The FTSE 100 drifted as much as about 0.3%, while sterling hovered near recent lows against major peers amid growth concerns and budget uncertainty later this month. Reuters+1 Fresh data reinforced the slowdown narrative: the S&P Global/CIPS Construction PMI fell to 44.1 in October (from 46.2), marking the fastest drop in activity since May 2020 and the longest downturn since the financial
6 November 2025
London Stock Exchange at Record Highs – Inside the Historic Market’s Brexit Battle and 2025 Revival

London Markets Slip as FTSE 100 Falters Ahead of BoE Verdict

London’s financial district saw a sunset glow of caution on Monday as the FTSE 100 struggled for direction. Investors balanced an oil rally and upbeat earnings against worries over central bank moves and economic headwinds. FTSE 100 Market Recap 💹 London’s flagship FTSE 100 index kicked off the week in a subdued mood. The index closed at 9,701.37 points, down ~15.9 points (-0.2%) from the prior close shareprices.com. This minor dip snapped the recent upswing that had lifted the FTSE 100 to record highs in the previous week. Investors “took a breather” following that rally and turned defensive ahead of
FTSE 100’s Record Run: Inside London’s Blue-Chip Rally and What’s Next

FTSE 100 Roars into November: Oil Windfall, Gold Surge & Rate Cut Hopes Drive Rally

FTSE 100 Market Overview for November 3, 2025 FTSE 100 Performance on 3 November 2025 – A Bright Start London’s blue-chip index kicked off November on a firm footing. By the opening bell Monday, FTSE 100 was up about 21 points (+0.2%) at 9,738.46 lse.co.uk, rebounding from Friday’s profit-taking slide. Investors entered the month with cautious optimism after October’s stellar run. The early gains held through the morning; around midday the FTSE 100 was still up roughly 0.2%, hovering in the 9,730s – just shy of last week’s record closes around 9,750 lse.co.uk. This positive open was in line with
London Stock Exchange at Record Highs – Inside the Historic Market’s Brexit Battle and 2025 Revival

FTSE 100 Near Record High as Oil Boom and Bank Earnings Ignite London Rally

London’s Blue-Chip Index Flirts with Records London’s flagship FTSE 100 index is trading near record territory, extending a dramatic October rally. The FTSE closed last week at an all-time high of 9,645.62 points ts2.tech and has barely budged from that pinnacle in recent sessions. After six consecutive days of gains through Monday, the index inched up another ~0.1% on 28 October to around 9,654 – essentially flat but enough to mark a fresh record close morningstar.com. The domestically focused FTSE 250 mid-cap index has also climbed, reaching ~22,500 (its highest since 2022) before easing slightly ts2.tech. This steady performance signals
28 October 2025
FTSE 100’s Record Run: Inside London’s Blue-Chip Rally and What’s Next

FTSE 100 Soars to Record on Oil & Trade Optimism; FTSE 250 Joins Rally

London Markets Rally to New Heights Britain’s stock market is extending its dramatic October rally, with both the blue-chip FTSE 100 and mid-cap FTSE 250 indices trading near multi-year highs. The FTSE 100 closed last week at a record 9,645.62 points reuters.com, capping its biggest weekly gain in over six months. The domestically-focused FTSE 250 likewise jumped to 22,529, its highest level since early 2022 reuters.com. Early trading on Monday, October 27 saw the FTSE 100 hover flat to slightly higher around the 9,650 mark theguardian.com, holding onto those historic gains even as some investors cashed in profits. The index
27 October 2025
FTSE 100’s Record Run: Inside London’s Blue-Chip Rally and What’s Next

FTSE 100’s Record Run: Inside London’s Blue-Chip Rally and What’s Next

What Is the FTSE 100 Index? The FTSE 100 (Financial Times Stock Exchange 100) is the flagship stock index of the London Stock Exchange, tracking the 100 largest companies by market capitalization listed in the UK. Often called the “Footsie,” it serves as a barometer of British large-cap equities. The index is market-cap weighted, meaning each company’s influence on the index is proportional to its market value (adjusted for free-float shares) theguardian.com. In practical terms, bigger companies like Shell or HSBC move the FTSE 100 far more than smaller constituents. The FTSE 100 is maintained by FTSE Russell (part of London Stock Exchange Group) and
9 October 2025
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