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London Stock Exchange at Record Highs – Inside the Historic Market’s Brexit Battle and 2025 Revival

FTSE 100 Today: London Stocks Slide as Global Tech Sell‑Off Deepens – UK Stock Market Update (18 November 2025)

London’s FTSE 100 fell again on Tuesday 18 November 2025, as a global “risk‑off” wave driven by tech valuation worries, fading hopes of a near‑term US rate cut and a sharp drop in Bitcoin spilled into the UK stock market. The blue‑chip index traded around 9,580–9,600, down just under 1% from Monday’s close of 9,675.43, while the FTSE 250 mid‑cap benchmark slid about 1.1% to roughly 21,450.  Investing.com+2London South East+2 Just days after hitting an all‑time high near 9,930, the FTSE 100 is now more than 3% below that peak, underlining how quickly sentiment has flipped from euphoria to caution.  Investing.com+2The Guardian+2 FTSE 100 and UK indices: where the market
18 November 2025
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FTSE 100’s Record Run: Inside London’s Blue-Chip Rally and What’s Next

UK Stock Market Today, 17 November 2025: FTSE 100 Steadies After Budget Shock as Investors Eye UK Inflation and US Data

The UK stock market opened cautiously on Monday, 17 November 2025, with the FTSE 100 edging slightly higher around the 9,700 mark as traders weighed last week’s Budget turmoil against a pivotal week for inflation data and delayed US economic releases. shareprices.com+1 Market snapshot: FTSE 100 flat, FTSE 250 softer By around 09:00 GMT, the FTSE 100 had added only a few points, up about 0.1% at roughly 9,701–9,706, after Friday’s sharp sell-off. shareprices.com+1 Alliance News and Sharecast both described European trade as “lacking impetus” early on Monday, with investors reluctant to take big positions ahead of a backlog of
17 November 2025
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Stonegate’s £1bn Sale of 1,000 “Platinum” Pubs: What the Slug & Lettuce Owner’s Debt Fight Means for UK High Streets

Stonegate’s £1bn Sale of 1,000 “Platinum” Pubs: What the Slug & Lettuce Owner’s Debt Fight Means for UK High Streets

Britain’s biggest pub group, Stonegate, is drawing up plans for a £1 billion sale of more than 1,000 pubs as it battles a debt pile of over £3 billion, in one of the largest UK pub disposals in years. The move, reported on Sunday 16 November 2025, would see the Slug & Lettuce and Be At One owner sell roughly a quarter of its estate to cut borrowing and shore up its balance sheet. SSBCrack News+3The Independent+3LBC+3 The proposed deal centres on Stonegate’s so‑called “platinum” collection – 1,034 of its strongest, largely freehold pubs – and comes just months before a key
16 November 2025
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London Stock Exchange at Record Highs – Inside the Historic Market’s Brexit Battle and 2025 Revival

UK Stock Market Today: FTSE 100 Falls as Reeves Tax U‑Turn Triggers Gilt Sell‑Off and Global Tech Jitters – 14 November 2025

London, 14 November 2025 — The UK stock market closed lower on Friday as investors dumped British government bonds and marked down banks, property stocks and other domestic names after reports that Chancellor Rachel Reeves has abandoned plans to raise income tax in this month’s high‑stakes Autumn Budget. A global sell‑off in technology shares and fresh worries about China’s economy added to the pressure on the FTSE 100 and FTSE 250. London South East+2The Guardian+2 Market snapshot: FTSE 100 and FTSE 250 retreat from record territory The FTSE 100 closed down 109 points, or 1.1%, at 9,698.37, having traded as
14 November 2025
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Universal Credit Surges by 1.1 Million as UK Jobless Rate Hits 5% — What the New DWP Data Means for Starmer’s Government

Universal Credit Surges by 1.1 Million as UK Jobless Rate Hits 5% — What the New DWP Data Means for Starmer’s Government

Published: 12 November 2025 The UK welfare landscape shifted sharply this autumn. Fresh figures show 8.3 million people are now on Universal Credit (UC), up from 7.2 million a year ago—a rise of 1.1 million that coincides with unemployment ticking up to 5% in the three months to September. The Department for Work and Pensions (DWP) says the jump partly reflects the ongoing transfer of people from older “legacy” benefits into UC, but it also lands amid a cooling jobs market that will test the Labour government’s economic plans. GOV.UK+2Office for National Statistics+2 The headline numbers Sky News, reflecting the
12 November 2025
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Tesco Shares Soar After Double‑Digit Dividend Hike: What Investors Need to Know

Tesco (LSE: TSCO) hits fresh 52‑week high before reversing as UK grocery inflation cools — 11 November 2025

Summary: Tesco shares touched a new 52‑week high in early London trade before losing momentum by midday, as industry data showed grocery inflation easing and market‑share gains for the UK’s largest grocer. Today’s focus for investors: how heavy festive promotions, slowing inflation and Tesco’s buyback programme shape margins and momentum into Christmas. FT Markets+2Reuters+2 Key takeaways (11 Nov 2025) Today’s trading: from record high to mid‑session pullback Tesco opened at 480.00p, briefly set a new 52‑week high of 480.50p, and then reversed, trading ~3–4% lower intraday by early afternoon. The day’s range printed 457.30–480.50p, with the previous close at 475.60p
11 November 2025
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London Stock Exchange at Record Highs – Inside the Historic Market’s Brexit Battle and 2025 Revival

UK Markets Today: FTSE 100 Hits New High as Rate‑Cut Bets Build; Vodafone Lifts Dividend for First Time in 7 Years; SoftBank Exits Nvidia; ‘Little‑Known’ Tech Giant RELX in the Spotlight (11 Nov 2025)

Published: 11 November 2025 FTSE 100 sets fresh records as labour market cools London stocks pushed to new highs on Tuesday, extending Monday’s record close, as investors priced in a higher chance of a December interest‑rate cut after a softer UK jobs report. The unemployment rate rose to 5.0%, its highest since early 2021, while regular pay growth slowed to 4.6% in the three months to September—data that knocked sterling and lifted rate‑sensitive shares. The FTSE 100 notched another intraday record in early trade after Monday’s all‑time closing high of 9,787, underlining the “bad news is good news” dynamic for
11 November 2025
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FTSE 100’s Record Run: Inside London’s Blue-Chip Rally and What’s Next

FTSE 100 Hits Fresh Record as Vodafone Lifts Dividend; UK Jobs Data Fuels Bets on a December BoE Rate Cut (11 November 2025)

London’s blue‑chip index set another intraday high today after softer UK labour‑market data strengthened the case for a pre‑Christmas interest‑rate cut. Vodafone led the rally with its first dividend increase since 2018. The Standard At a glance — 11 November 2025 Vodafone’s dividend revival powers the FTSE Vodafone shares jumped after the group said it now expects full‑year profit and cash flow at the upper end of guidance, and introduced a progressive dividend policy that includes a 2.5% increase this year — its first dividend rise since 2018. The update, including a return to growth in Germany and continued UK
11 November 2025
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North Sea Oil Giant Petrofac’s Shocking Collapse Puts 2,000 Jobs at Risk

North Sea Oil Giant Petrofac’s Shocking Collapse Puts 2,000 Jobs at Risk

Petrofac’s Collapse into Administration Petrofac, a leading services provider to the oil, gas and renewable energy industry, filed for administration on 27 October 2025, after last-ditch restructuring talks fell apart ireland-live.ie. The company confirmed it has applied to court to appoint administrators, effectively admitting it cannot meet its obligations without protection from creditors ireland-live.ie. Petrofac stressed that the insolvency filing affects only its top holding entity – all operating subsidiaries will continue to trade while “alternative options” are explored ireland-live.ie reuters.com. In an announcement, the firm said administrators will work with management to “preserve value, operational capability and ongoing delivery”
27 October 2025
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EU’s 50% Steel Tariff Shocker Spurs “Existential” UK Crisis Amid Market Rally

EU’s 50% Steel Tariff Shocker Spurs “Existential” UK Crisis Amid Market Rally

EU’s New Tariff Plan: Protecting Steel or Protectionism? In a dramatic trade salvo, the European Commission announced plans on Oct 7 to impose a 50% tariff on steel imports exceeding reduced quota levels theguardian.com theguardian.com. This effectively doubles the current 25% duty that had been in place – a jump Brussels openly frames as matching the tough U.S. “Trump tariffs” on steel theguardian.com. Under the proposal, the EU’s existing safeguard quotas (which allow a certain tonnage of foreign steel in tariff-free) would be slashed by 47% to about 18.3 million tonnes annually, a volume last seen in 2013 theguardian.com. Any imports above that modest quota would face the hefty 50%
8 October 2025
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