UK Stock Market Today: FTSE 100 Flat, Mid‑Caps Slide as Risk‑Off Mood Opens December – 1 December 2025
The FTSE 100 held near record highs on Monday, trading at 9,718 by early afternoon, down just 0.03%. The FTSE 250 slid 0.8%, its sharpest fall in two weeks, as investors sold off mid-cap and cyclical stocks. Gold miners surged more than 5% as bullion hit a six-week high. Rolls-Royce fell 3%, while HICL Infrastructure rose 4.4%.