FTSE 100 heading through to 10,000 within days?

Mark Watson-Mitchell - 17.12.2025

The much better than expected fall in the CPI has this morning created quite an impetus in its wake.

With the very strong chance of the Base Rate falling down to 3.75% tomorrow, London's equity market barometer - the FTSE100 Index - has risen a convincing 165 points to almost 9850.

That reduces the gap to the 'magic' 10,000 Index level to a mere 150 points.

While that move could well spur a greater push by the Dow Jones Index, after yesterday's 302 point fall, to reverse that energy and make a break skywards to the 50,000 level.