UK Stock Market Today: FTSE 100 Faces Soft December 1 Open as Budget Fallout and BoE Rate‑Cut Bets Shape Sentiment
FTSE 100 futures signal a drop of 10–16 points to around 9,705 at Monday’s open, following a 4.7% slide in Bitcoin and weak Asian manufacturing data. The index closed Friday at 9,720.51, up 0.27% on the day and 17.7% higher year-to-date, after hitting record highs in November.
