- FTSE 100 saw a new high at 9,948
- Index ends 2025 at 9,931
- Up 21.51% for the year
- Giving total market cap of £2.4 trillion
1:30pm: FTSE 100 ends 2025 at 9,931
The FTSE 100 closed out 2025 at 9,931.38 points,marking a gain of 21.51% over the course of the year.
It marks the index’s strongest annual percentage increase since 2009, when it rose 22.07%, and reflects a total points advance of 1,758.36 during the year.
The benchmark ended 2025 with a total market capitalisation of around £2.4 trillion, according to FTSE Russell data.
Overall, it reflected a volatile year for global markets, albeit on in which UK equities were supported by gains across several heavyweight sectors despite periods of macroeconomic and geopolitical uncertainty.
8:30am: FTSE 100 sees new 2025 high before closing out
Barring eleventh-hour impetus, London's FTSE 100 looks set to close out 2025 shy of the 10,000 marker, touching new highs in this short 'in-between' holiday week.
The index starts the New Year's Eve session up 8 points, bringing the new high for the year to 9,948.
Wednesday's half-day sessions comes with some interest rate murmur, though really it is still largely an exercise of time-marking and low volume exchanges. And, in terms of UK stock news, Wednesday's slate was expectedly bare.
US equities struggled for direction on Tuesday, with the Dow Jones, S&P 500 and Nasdaq all closing modestly lower, extending a late-December pullback after a tech-led rally earlier in the month.
Attention remained on the Federal Reserve after minutes from its December meeting showed policymakers were divided over the decision to cut interest rates.
The minutes indicated that the quarter-point reduction was a close call, with several officials suggesting rates may remain unchanged for some time unless inflation continues to ease. The cautious tone helped temper risk appetite, while markets weighed expectations that the central bank could pause further cuts early in 2026.