FTSE 100 notches new record after Bank of England cuts rates - London’s blue-chip index smashed through recent highs after experts said the Bank’s announcement gave it ‘a shot of adrenaline’.

Britain's benchmark index hit a record high on Friday and was set to log its best month in more than two years, while investors prepared for the Bank of England's rate decision next week.

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The biggest risers on the FTSE 100 were Smiths Group, up 201p to 2,066p, Land Securities, up 15.5p to 585p, Mondi, up 29.5p ...

Shares of London Stock Exchange Group PLC LSEG dropped 1.22% to £117.75 Friday, on what proved to be an all-around grim ...

One of the London Stock Exchange’s oldest constituents is facing pressure to move its listing to the US after announcing a break-up plan. Smiths Group, the 174-year-old FTSE 100 industrial ...

Tech stock sell off over AI investment fears and the expectation of cheaper borrowing through more interest rate cuts are ...

The FTSE 100 index stood 22.42 points lower at 8561.14, while the FTSE 250 index lost 21.26 points to 20,690.50. Vodafone ...

The FTSE 100 has started 2025 with a bang, rising 5% in January. Paul Summers checks out a few stocks that have contributed ...

On the FTSE 100, Smiths Group jumped 11% after it responded to an activist investor's call for change with plans for a break-up and increased share buy backs. London-based Smiths said it plans to ...

The FTSE 100 pushed further into record territory as trading got underway on Friday, climbing 25 points to a new all-time ...

(Sharecast News) - London stocks edged up in early trade on ... and eyed the latest US inflation reading. At 0825 GMT, the FTSE 100 was up 0.2% at 8,663.20. Richard Hunter, head of markets at ...