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UK Stock Market Today: FTSE 100 Steadies Near Flat as AI Jitters Drag RELX

UK Stock Market Today: FTSE 100 Steadies Near Flat as AI Jitters Drag RELX

RELX fell 4.2% and Sage Group dropped 2.8% Friday, leading FTSE 100 decliners as AI disruption fears hit data and software stocks. The FTSE 100 was flat at 10,310.70 by 10:47 GMT. Sterling and UK bonds slid after a narrow Bank of England vote revived rate cut bets. Halifax reported UK house prices rose 0.7% in January, topping £300,000 for the first time.
UK Stock Market Top Losers Today (9 December 2025): BAT Leads FTSE 100 Fallers as Unilever Hangover Lingers

UK Stock Market Top Losers Today (9 December 2025): BAT Leads FTSE 100 Fallers as Unilever Hangover Lingers

The FTSE 100 closed down 0.1% at about 9,640 on Tuesday, its lowest in two weeks, as investors awaited central bank decisions. British American Tobacco fell 3.5–4.5% after warning of slower growth in heated-tobacco and vaping. UK consumer data showed November card spending down 1.1% year-on-year, the steepest drop since early 2021. Retail sales growth remained weak despite Black Friday.

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  • Xanadu Quantum Technologies to List on Nasdaq and TSX After Shareholder Approval
    March 20, 2026, 12:11 AM EDT. Xanadu Quantum Technologies is set to become the first publicly listed photonic quantum technology company. Following shareholder approval of the merger with Crane Harbor Acquisition Corp. (Nasdaq: CHAC), the new entity, Xanadu Quantum Technologies Limited, will begin trading on Nasdaq and the Toronto Stock Exchange under ticker "XNDU" on March 27, 2026. The merger will provide approximately $302 million in gross proceeds to support Xanadu's development of light-based quantum computing technology, which operates at room temperature and avoids costly cooling systems. This capital complements a potential CAD 390 million investment from Canadian and Ontario governments, backing the company's efforts to scale its hardware, software, and cloud-based quantum platforms.
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