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UK Stock Market Wrap, 28–29 November 2025: FTSE 100 Ends Winning Streak as Reeves’ Budget and AI Bubble Fears Loom

The FTSE 100 closed Friday at 9,720.51, up 0.3% on the day and 1.7% for the week, but slipped 0.2% for November, ending a four-month winning streak. The FTSE 250 rose 0.3% Friday yet fell 1.4% over the month. Oil and gas stocks gained 1.3% Friday, while Mitchells & Butlers surged over 11% on strong annual profits. Chancellor Rachel Reeves’ tax-heavy budget triggered the week’s biggest market moves.

29 November 2025

FTSE 100·LSE:JMAT·LSE:MAB·UK Stocks

UK Stock Market Today: FTSE 100 Rises as Mitchells & Butlers Soars and Whitbread Slumps – 28 November 2025

The FTSE 100 closed at 9,737 on Friday, up 0.45%, with Mitchells & Butlers surging up to 11% after strong annual results. Trading volumes were lighter following a global futures outage and a shortened U.S. session. Despite gains, the FTSE 100 is set for its first monthly drop in five months. The FTSE 250 and AIM 100 also posted modest advances.

28 November 2025

FTSE 100·LSE:MAB·LSE:WTB·Stock Market·UK Economy

UK Stock Market Today: FTSE 100 Edges Higher as Mitchells & Butlers Surges and Broker Upgrades Offset Budget Jitters (28 November 2025)

The FTSE 100 rose 0.2% to 9,709.62 at Friday’s open, outperforming flat European markets after upbeat corporate news and broker upgrades. Sterling eased 0.2% to $1.32 but remained up 0.85% for the week as investors digested the UK’s tax-heavy Autumn Budget. UK inflation cooled to 3.6% in October, fueling expectations of a Bank of England rate cut in December.

28 November 2025

FTSE 100·LSE:MAB·Stock Market·UK Economy

ASX Set to Dip as Middle East Tensions Boost Oil Prices; Premier Investments Reports Lower H1 Earnings
March 19, 2026, 9:22 PM EDT. Australian shares are expected to decline on Friday amid volatile energy markets triggered by Middle East strikes that briefly pushed Brent crude to $119 a barrel. The S&P 500 and Nasdaq each dropped 0.3%, while the Dow fell 0.4% overnight. Investors are also focused on Australia's upcoming consumer price index report. Premier Investments (ASX:PMV) posted fiscal first-half earnings of AU$0.6351 per share on AU$460.3 million revenue, down from AU$0.7307 earnings on AU$465.2 million a year earlier. Flight Centre Travel Group (ASX:FLT) acquired UK agency Fresh Approach, expanding its FCM meetings-and-events operations. The ASX benchmark closed down 1.7% at 8,497.80 on Thursday.