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