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FTSE 100 reels from worst week in a year as oil shock hits London stocks

FTSE 100 reels from worst week in a year as oil shock hits London stocks

London shares took their hardest weekly knock in nearly a year, rattled by climbing oil prices and more signs of strain in the U.S. economy that shook confidence at the London Stock Exchange. On Friday, the FTSE 100 shed 1.2%, while the mid-cap FTSE 250 dipped 0.8%. Both indexes just chalked up their roughest week since the sharp drop last April, when U.S. “Liberation Day” tariffs set off a global selloff, according to Reuters.
UK Stock Market Today, 24 November 2025: FTSE 100 Ends Flat as Defence Stocks Slide but Banks and Miners Advance

UK Stock Market Today, 24 November 2025: FTSE 100 Ends Flat as Defence Stocks Slide but Banks and Miners Advance

London’s stock market started the week with a burst of optimism on Monday 24 November 2025, but early gains faded into the close as investors balanced hopes of a U.S. Federal Reserve rate cut against nerves ahead of Wednesday’s tax‑heavy UK Budget.
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