FTSE100 is on the run - just 95 points to go!

Mark Watson-Mitchell - 30.12.2025

As the current year draws to a close, it is more than encouraging to see that the FTSE100 Index, the UK market's official barometer, is edging ever closer to breaking the 'magical' 10,000 goal.

Just 95 points in it now, with the FTSE100 standing at 9,905 as I write.

It has been up to 9,907.81 at its best this morning, which was 41 points better on the day.

It may well slip back from the current level, but it could well be encouraged by a more positive opening on Wall Street in a few hours

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The Dow Jones Index closed off nearly 250 points last night, at 48,461 - some 1539 points short of the 50,000 target.

I would hope that within the next few days, our FTSE100 will have pierced the 10,000 level, and subsequently encouraging the Dow to aim more rapidly at its goal.