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UK Stock Market Today: FTSE 100 Rises as Miners Rally, Morgan Sindall Jumps and easyJet Slides

UK Stock Market Today: FTSE 100 Rises as Miners Rally, Morgan Sindall Jumps and easyJet Slides

Britain’s FTSE 100 rose 0.2% to 10,579 on Thursday morning, led by gains in miners and financials as hopes for US-Iran talks steadied markets. UK GDP grew 0.5% in February, beating forecasts. Morgan Sindall surged after raising its profit outlook, while easyJet fell on weak bookings and higher fuel costs. Tesco gained despite warning the Iran conflict had clouded its outlook.
UK stock market today: FTSE 100 falls 1.5% as oil jumps; Rentokil and Admiral gain, Wizz Air drops

UK stock market today: FTSE 100 falls 1.5% as oil jumps; Rentokil and Admiral gain, Wizz Air drops

London’s FTSE 100 fell 1.5% to 10,413.94 on Thursday as oil prices surged and investors scaled back bets on Bank of England rate cuts. Rentokil Initial and Admiral rose after posting higher profits, while Wizz Air and Reckitt dropped on outlook warnings. The FTSE 250 lost 0.9%. Brent crude traded near $84.41 a barrel.
FTSE 100 today: Schroders deal sparks record high, but London shares end lower on weak UK growth

FTSE 100 today: Schroders deal sparks record high, but London shares end lower on weak UK growth

The FTSE 100 closed down 0.67% at 10,402.44 after hitting a record intraday high, as weak GDP and business investment data weighed. Schroders surged on a £9.9 billion takeover offer from Nuveen, the largest-ever for a European fund manager. The FTSE 250 fell 0.48%. Investors expect the Bank of England may cut rates at its March 19 meeting.

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IonQ shares closed up 3.1% at $71.40 before slipping 1.3% after hours as traders positioned ahead of Quantinuum’s upsized IPO, which seeks up to $1.46 billion at a $14.3 billion valuation; IonQ’s Q1 revenue surged 755% to $64.7 million with a raised 2026 outlook, but a $271.5 million operating loss and guidance for continued high expenses highlight risks as Wall Street awaits new sector benchmarks.
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