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 new all-time high.
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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,
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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.
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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 be welcome news for Chancellor Rachel Reeves and the government, whose borrowing costs had risen sharply.
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.
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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.
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London's benchmark FTSE 100 index reached an all-time high in early trading Friday, lifted by renewed optimism over the global economy.
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