UK Stock Market Today: FTSE 100 Jumps as UK Inflation Cools and Bank of England Rate-Cut Bets Surge (17 December 2025)
London’s FTSE 100 jumped 1.68% to 9,847.61 on Wednesday after UK inflation fell to 3.2% in November, below forecasts. Markets priced in a likely Bank of England rate cut ahead of Thursday’s policy decision. The FTSE 250 rose 0.86%, while the AIM All-Share gained 0.47%.