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FTSE 100 Forecast 2026: UK Stock Market Pulls Back From Records as Oil Slides

FTSE 100 Forecast 2026: UK Stock Market Pulls Back From Records as Oil Slides

The FTSE 100 fell 0.7% to 10,054.34 by 1052 GMT, led lower by BP and miners after recent record highs. Oil prices dropped as the U.S. announced a $2 billion Venezuelan crude deal, with Shell down 2.4% and BP off 3.1%. UK construction PMI slumped to 40.1 in December. Auction Technology rejected 11 takeover bids from FitzWalter Capital, the first such move for a UK-listed firm this year.

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  • TXSE Poaches NYSE Texas Leader as Global Head of Listings
    March 20, 2026, 12:33 PM EDT. The Texas Stock Exchange (TXSE) secured Liz Hocker, the former regional head of capital markets at NYSE Texas, as its new global head of listings. Greg Ferrari, ex-head of North American exchange trading at Nasdaq, joined TXSE as chief operating officer. TXSE, set to launch later this year, previously recruited the Securities and Exchange Commission's former head of trading and markets. Hocker brings two decades of industry experience, including nearly five years managing new listings for the Southwest U.S. at Nasdaq. Ferrari's 15-plus years at Nasdaq involved leadership in transaction services and U.S. options. TXSE's hiring spree signals fierce competition among U.S. regional exchanges.
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