If you would like to learn more about future focusIR related events and roundtables, please submit your details here

Less Ads, More Data, More Tools Register for FREE

FTSE 100 News

FTSE 100

FTSE 100 (UKX) Index Information
Index Value: 10,652.87
Change:  174.53 (1.67%)
Open: 10,477.76
High: 10,694.91
Low: 10,436.92
Yest. Close: 10,652.87012
FTSE 100 Live PriceLast checked at -
Vodafone's African subsidiary snaps up stake in Kenyan telco
4 Dec 2025

Vodafone's African subsidiary snaps up stake in Kenyan telco

(Sharecast News) - Telecommunications giant Vodafone said on Thursday that its African subsidiary, Vodacom, has agreed to acquire an effective 20% sta...

Rio Tinto actively working with China's Chinalco on shareholding constraints
4 Dec 2025

Rio Tinto actively working with China's Chinalco on shareholding constraints

LONDON, Dec 4 (Reuters) - Rio Tinto CEO Simon Trott said on Thursday the miner is actively working with its main shareholder, Aluminium Corporation ...

UK consumers face higher energy bills after regulator approves $37 billion grid upgrade
4 Dec 2025

UK consumers face higher energy bills after regulator approves $37 billion grid upgrade

Ofgem approves 28 billion pound energy system upgrade *

SSE + 1 more share
HSBC's long-term vision questioned after Nelson appointment
4 Dec 2025

HSBC's long-term vision questioned after Nelson appointment

Lack of public long-term commitment seen by some as problematic *

LONDON BROKER RATINGS: UBS cuts Diageo; Goldman Sachs cuts NatWest
4 Dec 2025

LONDON BROKER RATINGS: UBS cuts Diageo; Goldman Sachs cuts NatWest

(Alliance News) - The following London-listed shares received analyst recommendations Thursday morning and on Wednesday:

Informa + 36 more shares
Italy says Germany and other countries interested in joining GCAP jet programme
4 Dec 2025

Italy says Germany and other countries interested in joining GCAP jet programme

ROME, Dec 4 (Reuters) - Italy's defence minister on Thursday said other countries, including Germany and Australia, may be interested in entering th...

Leonardo + 1 more share
LONDON MARKET OPEN: FTSE 100 slips despite European rally as SSE falls
4 Dec 2025

LONDON MARKET OPEN: FTSE 100 slips despite European rally as SSE falls

(Alliance News) - Stock prices in London were mixed on Thursday, as the FTSE 100 missed out on a European rally amid weakness in SSE and National Grid...

British Land + 16 more shares
Rio Tinto sees profit boost from cost cuts, asset sales, copper growth
4 Dec 2025

Rio Tinto sees profit boost from cost cuts, asset sales, copper growth

(Alliance News) - Rio Tinto PLC on Thursday announced ambitions to sharpen and simplify the business, focused on three "world class" operations, iron ...

BT launches sovereign data platform for business and public sector
4 Dec 2025

BT launches sovereign data platform for business and public sector

LONDON, Dec 4 (Reuters) - Britain's BT launched a sovereign data platform for its public-sector and business customers on Thursday to store and proc...

SSE, National Grid to review finer details of Ofgem GBP28 billion plan
4 Dec 2025

SSE, National Grid to review finer details of Ofgem GBP28 billion plan

(Alliance News) - SSE PLC and National Grid PLC on Thursday reported they will review the full details of a GBP28 billion funding package announced by...

SSE + 1 more share
LONDON BRIEFING: Ofgem approves GBP28 billion energy grid investment
4 Dec 2025

LONDON BRIEFING: Ofgem approves GBP28 billion energy grid investment

(Alliance News) - Rio Tinto says earnings could rise by up to 50% by 2030, SSE and National Grid welcome Ofgem's approval of GBP28 billion of energy i...

Natwest + 18 more shares
Shell says it has stepped away from YPF-led Argentina LNG project
4 Dec 2025

Shell says it has stepped away from YPF-led Argentina LNG project

LONDON, Dec 4 (Reuters) - Shell has stepped away from the Argentina LNG project, it said on Thursday, a year after signing a project development agr...

LONDON MARKET EARLY CALL: FTSE 100 to rise before construction data
4 Dec 2025

LONDON MARKET EARLY CALL: FTSE 100 to rise before construction data

(Alliance News) - Stocks in London are set to open higher on Thursday, ahead of a swathe of construction PMI readings and initial jobless claims data ...

UK and Norway fleet of warships to jointly hunt Russian spy ships
4 Dec 2025

UK and Norway fleet of warships to jointly hunt Russian spy ships

(Alliance News) - The UK and Norway are to sign a defence pact that will see their navies operate a combined fleet of warships to hunt Russian submari...

Vodacom agrees to raise ownership of Safaricom in Kenya to 55%
4 Dec 2025

Vodacom agrees to raise ownership of Safaricom in Kenya to 55%

(Alliance News) - Vodacom Group Ltd on Thursday said it has agreed to acquire an additional 20% stake in Safaricom PLC for USD2.1 billion, or ZAR36.0 ...