The FTSE 100 has hit another all-time high this morning, with the index up five per cent since the start of 2025. London’s main index rose 0.46 per cent this morning before dropping back slightly, while the more domestically focused FTSE 250 jumped 0.

FTSE 100 closes short of record levels despite further gains - London’s top index finished 23.94 points higher to end the day at 8,557.81.

Britain's benchmark index, the FTSE 100, reached a record high as investors reacted positively to strong corporate updates and soothing comments by U.S. Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell. Companies like Shell and Watches of Switzerland Group contributed significantly to the index's rise,

U.K. stocks are quite subdued in cautious trade Wednesday morning as investors await the Federal Reserve's monetary policy

London's stock market experienced a significant rise as global tech concerns eased and focus shifted to the upcoming U.S. Federal Reserve rate decision. The FTSE 100 and FTSE 250 indices saw gains, driven by utilities and retail sectors.

Smiths Group propped up the FTSE 100, rising more than 14% after the opening bell following news it had responded to activist investor calls to split up its business.

The European Central Bank cut its interest rate for the fifth time since last summer and its expected to ease borrowing at least another three times this year as it tackles ongoing economic weakness in its largest economies.

The UK's FTSE 100 rose on Thursday, ending just short of a fresh record high as investors sought clarity on U.S. President Donald Trump's trade policies, while shares in trading companies CMC Markets and IG Group tumbled after results.

US stocks rose on Thursday, with the Nasdaq (^IXIC) and S&P 500 (^GSPC) eyeing a comeback as investors digested news that the US economy expanded slower than economists had expected in the last three months of the year.

At 8,575, the FTSE 100 had climbed 42 points for the day and was just off its previous peak, reached earlier in the month, of 8,583. European stocks remained in record territory in the meantime, with the Stoxx Europe 600 at 534 and one point off its peak, seen earlier on Wednesday.

British equities started the week on a subdued note, with industrial metal miners dragging the index lower, while investors brace for the Federal Reserve's rate decision later in the week. The benchmark FTSE 100 slipped 0.

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