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The FTSE 100 closed at 6,984.59, a fall of 36 points, and the pound was a little higher than where it started. FTSE closes below 7,000 for first time in six months after late drop Skip to main content
Why one firm sees the US stock market headed for a third-straight year of 20% gains in 2025. In commodities, bonds, and crypto: West Texas Intermediate crude oil rose 2% to $73.11 a barrel.
In stock markets abroad, London’s FTSE 100 edged up by less than 0.1% after data showed inflation accelerated to 2.6% in November, its highest level in eight months. The Bank of England is also ...
The FTSE 100 dropped 13%, while the DJIA and S&P 500 Index dropped 11–12% in the biggest downward weekly drop since the 2007–2008 financial crisis. On Monday, March 9, 2020, after the launch of the 2020 Russia–Saudi Arabia oil price war , the FTSE and other major European stock market indices fell by nearly 8%.
London's FTSE 100 lost 7.7%, suffering its worst drop since the financial crisis of 2007–2008. [ 181 ] [ 182 ] BP and Shell Oil experienced intraday price drops of nearly 20% [ 183 ] The FTSE MIB , CAC 40 , and DAX tanked as well, with Italy affected the most as the COVID-19 pandemic in the country continues.
The FTSE All-Share is the aggregation of the FTSE 100 Index and the FTSE 250 Index, which are together known as the FTSE 350 Index, and the FTSE SmallCap Index. The index is maintained by FTSE Russell, a subsidiary of the London Stock Exchange Group. It aims to represent at least 98% of the full capital value of all UK companies that qualify as ...
West Texas Intermediate crude oil rose 0.9% to $74.25 a barrel. Brent crude , the international benchmark, was up 1% to $77.04 a barrel. Gold was up 0.7% to $2,656.60 an ounce.
The FTSE 100 Index with its 100 constituents [9] was launched on 3 January 1984. [9] [8] The market capitalisation weighted FTSE 100 index replaced the price-weighted FT30 Index as the performance benchmark for most investors. [10] The FTSE 100 broadly consists of the largest 100 qualifying UK companies by full market value. [11]