UK Stock Market Today (22 November 2025): FTSE 100 Edges Higher as Gloomy Data Deepen Budget Jitters
LONDON, Saturday 22 November 2025 – The UK stock market ended a bruising week with a small relief rally on Friday, even as a barrage of weak economic data and pre‑Budget anxiety kept investors firmly on edge. The blue‑chip FTSE 100 closed up 12.06 points, or 0.1%, at 9,539.71 on Friday, modestly outperforming continental peers but still down about 1.6% over the week. The more domestically focused FTSE 250 slipped 0.1% to 21,363.37, taking its weekly loss to roughly 2.1%, while the AIM All‑Share fell 0.8% on the day and 1.4% on the week. London South East+1 A late bounce driven by hopes of US and UK interest‑rate cuts and dip‑buying