UK Stock Market Today: FTSE 100 Drifts Lower as Mid-Caps Rebound Ahead of Budget – 24 November 2025
The UK stock market ended Monday, 24 November 2025, in a cautious mood as investors weighed growing hopes of a US rate cut against mounting nerves over Chancellor Rachel Reeves’ first Budget on Wednesday. The blue‑chip FTSE 100 finished almost flat, slipping just 0.05% to 9,534.91, while the more domestically focused FTSE 250 rose 0.23% to 21,411.58. The AIM All-Share also added around 0.2%, underscoring slightly better risk appetite further down the market-cap scale. Sharecast+2Yahoo Finance+2