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UK Stock Market Today (16 Dec 2025): FTSE 100 Falls as Oil and Defence Shares Slide Ahead of BoE Rate Cut

London, 16 December 2025 — The UK stock market ended Tuesday in the red, with the FTSE 100 dragged lower by a sharp drop in oil prices and broad weakness across defence names, as investors digested fresh labour-market evidence of a slowing economy and positioned

16 December 2025

Lloyds Share Price Today (16 December 2025): Why LLOY Slipped as UK Rate-Cut Bets Intensified

Lloyds Banking Group shares (LSE: LLOY) were trading around 94.35p–94.36p on Tuesday, 16 December 2025, down roughly 0.8% (about 0.78p) versus the previous close of 95.14p, as investors digested fresh UK labour-market data and repositioned ahead of this week’s Bank of England decision. Data providers showed

16 December 2025

Interest Rates · Lloyds Bank · Market Trends · Share Prices · UK Stocks

UK Stock Market Today: FTSE 100 Set to Open Higher as Bank of England Rate Cut Looms (15 December 2025)

London’s stock market begins the new week with a familiar late‑2025 mix: a tentative bounce in futures, heavy macro catalysts on the calendar, and a global risk backdrop still unsettled by tech volatility and China demand worries. Early indications suggest

15 December 2025

Bank of England · Financial News · FTSE 100 · Interest Rates · Stock Market

FTSE 100: What to Know Before the UK Stock Market Opens on 15 December 2025

London markets reopen on Monday, 15 December 2025 with three forces likely to dominate the early tone: a risk-off aftertaste from Wall Street’s late-week tech-led pullback, accelerating expectations of a Bank of England rate cut later this week, and a

14 December 2025

Financial News · FTSE 100 · Investing · Market Analysis · UK Stock Market

Tesco PLC (TSCO) Share Price Forecast: What’s Driving the Stock This Week and What to Watch Next Week (Updated 14 December 2025)

Tesco PLC shares (LSE: TSCO) ended last week lower on Friday’s session, but the bigger picture remains a story of steady UK market-share momentum, aggressive capital returns via buybacks, and a macro backdrop that could shift quickly as key UK

14 December 2025

Financial Forecasts · Investment Strategies · Market Trends · Stock Analysis · Tesco PLC

Barclays PLC Stock (BARC) This Week and Week Ahead: BoE Rate Call, Car Finance Redress Risk, and Buybacks in Focus (Updated 14 December 2025)

Updated Sunday, 14 December 2025. Markets are closed today; the latest London close referenced below is Friday, 12 December 2025. Barclays PLC shares ended last week close to their 2025 highs, with investors balancing supportive capital returns (ongoing buybacks) against

14 December 2025

Bank of England · Barclays PLC · Car Finance · NYSE:BCS · Stock Buybacks · UK Stock Market

Most Active UK Stocks Today (12 December 2025): Lloyds, Barclays, HSBC, Glencore Lead as SolGold Deal Talk and Card Factory Warning Drive Volume

London’s market closed the week with heavy trading across big UK banks, miners and travel names — while takeover and profit-warning headlines sparked sharp moves in several mid- and small-cap shares. By late morning, the FTSE 100 was higher by

12 December 2025

Financial News · Investment · Market Trends · Stock Market · UK Economy

UK Stock Market Biggest Losers Today: Card Factory Plunges, Whitbread Slips as Rate-Cut Bets Grow (12 December 2025)

London stocks ended Friday, 12 December 2025, on a cautiously constructive note at the index level—even as several high-profile shares posted sharp one-day declines. The FTSE 100 finished higher at 9,744.48 (+0.43%), while the FTSE 250 also gained to 21,972.57

12 December 2025

Financial News · Investing · Market Analysis · Stock Market · UK Economy

Biggest UK Stock Market Gainers Today: 1Spatial Jumps 42% on Takeover Talks, Fresnillo Leads FTSE 100 Risers (12 December 2025)

Updated 12 Dec 2025 — London stocks moved higher early Friday, even as fresh UK data showed the economy shrank again and the trade deficit widened. Against that backdrop, a takeover approach on AIM and a surge in precious metals

12 December 2025

Financial Updates · Investment News · Market Analysis · Stock Market · UK Companies

Best UK Stocks to Buy Now: Top FTSE 100 and FTSE 250 Shares to Watch on 12 December 2025

UK GDP surprised on the downside, rate-cut odds surged, and fresh company catalysts hit the tape. Here are the UK shares investors are watching now. Updated: Friday, 12 December 2025 UK investors are heading into the final full trading weeks

12 December 2025

FTSE 100 · FTSE 250 · Investing · Stock Market · UK Stocks

UK Stock Market Today (12 December 2025): FTSE 100 Rises as UK GDP Surprise Fuels BoE Rate-Cut Bets; Card Factory Slumps, Energy and Deal News Lift Sentiment

London shares ended higher on Friday, 12 December 2025, with the FTSE 100 supported by a risk-on global backdrop after this week’s US Federal Reserve cut, and by renewed expectations that the Bank of England will start easing again as

12 December 2025

FTSE 100 · Interest Rates · Market News · Stock Market · UK Economy

UK Stock Market Today (11 December 2025): FTSE 100 Closes Higher Near Record Highs After Fed Cut as BoE Bets Build

The UK stock market today, Thursday 11 December 2025, ended the session in quietly bullish mood. The FTSE 100closed around 9,711, up roughly 0.6% on the day, keeping London’s blue‑chip index within touching distance of its record peak just below 10,000 set in

11 December 2025

Economic News · Financial Analysis · FTSE 100 · Investment · NYSE:ORCL · Stock Market