FTSE-100 Sips Tea While Dow Chugs Red Bull — Did the UK Market Miss the Rally Bus or Just Stay Classy?
EduInvesting.in | May 12, 2025 – The London Edition
While Wall Street danced like it won the lottery and India triggered fireworks across Nifty, the UK markets calmly adjusted their ties, sipped Earl Grey, and rose a polite 0.59%.
That’s right — the FTSE-100 didn’t roar. It gently nodded. Because apparently, in Britain, even bull markets wait their turn.
🇬🇧 FTSE-100 Snapshot
Index
Close
Change
% Move
FTSE-100
8,604.98
+50.18
+0.59%
FTSE-250
~18,900
+0.6%
Mild Positivity
GBP/USD
1.2510
-0.27%
“Global risk-on, but pound said nah”
While New York went Super Saiyan and Karachi blew past its circuit breaker, London played chess, not checkers.
