FTSE 100 Hits 1st Record High Since May

FTSE 100 hits record high – where to next?
Analysis of FTSE 100's 2025 outlook now that it has risen to a new all-time high, examining key drivers including P/E ratios, dividend yields, sterling weakness and technical factors that could push the index to 9,
FTSE 100 Hits Record High With Pound Weakness Boosting Exporters
London’s FTSE 100 hit a record high Friday, as international exposure in the equity index shielded it from much of the turmoil that has weakened the pound, gilts and domestic stocks.
FTSE 100 tops 8,500 to hit new record on hopes of rate cuts to boost flat economy
The new all-time closing high came on the back of a weaker pound, which was trading at $1.22 against the dollar, and expectations of further interest rate cuts.
FTSE 100 hits record high as interest rate cut hopes fuel rally
FTSE 100 surged around 1% to hit a record high of 8,480.57 points as inflation drop sparks hopes of Bank of England rate cuts.
FTSE 100 hits record high as hopes are raised of an interest rate cut to stimulate growth
US markets faltered after a blowout session the previous day, while the surprising upstart came in the form of the FTSE 100, which has set the early pace and blew past its previous record high in open
London's FTSE 100 Stocks Index Hits Record High
London's benchmark FTSE 100 index reached an all-time high in early trading Friday, lifted by renewed optimism over the global economy.
UK's FTSE 100 at record highs as investors mull rate outlook
London stocks advanced on Friday as the pound fell following a retail sales reading that boosted expectations of a Bank of England interest rate cut next month, with the blue-chip FTSE 100 hitting all-time highs.
London’s FTSE 100 beats record to hit all-time high in ‘surprising’ rally
The UK’s FTSE 100 has reached its highest ever level following a rally for the index helped by miners and housebuilders amid rising hopes of further interest rate cuts. London’s top index surpassed the previous record of 8,
FTSE 100 smashes through 8,500 barrier to all-time high as City rate cut hopes soar
The FTSE 100 smashed through the 8,500 barrier for the first time in its history today as the blue chip index powered to a ...
FTSE 100 hits all-time high in 2025 – should you invest?
The FTSE 100 hit an all time high this week, and could reach 9,000 points by the end of 2025 according to the investment ...
FTSE 100 closes at record high
News of the record ends a good day for markets in which much of the turbulence of the last 10 days has been reversed. It will ...
FTSE 100 Live 17 January: Index nears record, retail sales in surprise fall
Retail sales volumes fell by 0.3% in December, figures from the Office for National Statistics showed today. Falls in ...
FTSE 100 touches record high as growing rate cut bets dent sterling
The UK's blue-chip FTSE 100 hit an all-time high on Friday, supported by a weaker pound after much softer than expected ...
Record high for the FTSE 100, as miners take centre action
UK stocks make a comeback, as BoE rate cut bets soar.
European Shares Gain for Fourth Week; FTSE 100 Outperforms
European stocks advanced for four consecutive weeks as miners rose on a report Rio Tinto Group and Glencore Plc have ...
FTSE 100 closes near 8-month high on earnings, rates support
Britain's FTSE 100 closed at a near eight-month high on Thursday, as investors cheered upbeat earnings and signs of cooling ...