London's FTSE 100 ended flat on Wednesday as a decline in heavyweight copper miners' shares overshadowed positive corporate updates and expectations of further monetary policy easing.After touching a record high earlier in the session,

The FTSE 100 index of top British firms ended up 0.2% at a fresh closing peak, though off its intraday high. Trading volumes were thin due to a U.S. market holiday. Trump, who has pledged to sign a flurry of executive orders concerning immigration, energy and tariffs on his first day in office, is being sworn in as U.S. president.

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,

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.

The FTSE 100 seems to show investors aren’t as worried about things like the economy, inflation, or interest rates as they might be saying at the moment. The post The FTSE 100 hits new record highs — what do I do now?