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UK Stock Market Today: FTSE 100 Slides as Oil Tops $103, Sainsbury and WH Smith Warn on Profits

UK Stock Market Today: FTSE 100 Slides as Oil Tops $103, Sainsbury and WH Smith Warn on Profits

By 08:38 BST, London’s FTSE 100 was down 0.59% at 10,414.79, with Brent crude at $103.34 a barrel, as a fresh jump in oil and new warnings from Sainsbury and WH Smith kept pressure on UK stocks. The drop left London slightly weaker than the Euro STOXX 50, which was down 0.42%. It matters because the shock is no longer theoretical for UK investors. March inflation accelerated to 3.3%, consumer optimism hit a record low, and the Bank of England goes into next week’s meeting with AJ Bell’s Danni Hewson warning of the “spectre of stagflation”.
23 April 2026
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FTSE 100’s Record Run: Inside London’s Blue-Chip Rally and What’s Next

UK Stock Market Today (22 November 2025): FTSE 100 Edges Higher as Gloomy Data Deepen Budget Jitters

LONDON, Saturday 22 November 2025 – The UK stock market ended a bruising week with a small relief rally on Friday, even as a barrage of weak economic data and pre‑Budget anxiety kept investors firmly on edge. The blue‑chip FTSE 100 closed up 12.06 points, or 0.1%, at 9,539.71 on Friday, modestly outperforming continental peers but still down about 1.6% over the week. The more domestically focused FTSE 250 slipped 0.1% to 21,363.37, taking its weekly loss to roughly 2.1%, while the AIM All‑Share fell 0.8% on the day and 1.4% on the week. London South East+1
22 November 2025
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  • Sugar Jumps as India Monsoon Falters; Brazil Output Squeezed
    June 29, 2026, 2:56 PM EDT. Sugar prices moved higher with July NY sugar up 2.58%, hitting a three-week top. August London white sugar added 2.13%, trading at a 9.5-month high. Traders pointed to weak monsoon rains in India, the No. 2 sugar producer, which got 42% less rain than normal and faces its softest monsoon in 11 years. Brazil's mills are expected to produce less sugar too, as more cane is shifted to ethanol, bringing the share down to 41.4% from 50.1% a year ago. Global supply fears built after trader Czarnikow moved its forecast from a surplus to a small deficit. A strong El Niño could further dent harvests in Brazil, India, and Thailand.
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