LSE:LSEG 30 November 2025 - 7 January 2026

London, 20 December 2025 — The London Stock Exchange heads into the final full trading week before Christmas with a rare combination of momentum and uncertainty: the FTSE 100 is pressing toward the 10,000 milestone, helped by heavyweight miners, defence names and globally diversified earnings — even as the UK economy looks soft, consumer data stays choppy, and policymakers signal that future rate cuts won’t be a straight line. Reuters+2FT Markets+2 Because today is a Saturday, the “live” story for the London market is really Friday’s close — but the themes investors are carrying into Monday are very much still in motion: the Bank of England’s cautious easing, fiscal nerves, structural reforms meant to make London listings more attractive, and the LSE operator’s own push deeper into data, AI and market infrastructure. Bottom line: London’s market is acting stronger than its domestic economy, and that contrast is now the plot. Reuters+3Reuters+3Reuters+3