Source: International Business Times
The FTSE 100, the index of the leading companies by market capitalisation in the United Kingdom, has made new records at the start of the year 2026, which is a good indication of the continuation of the boom of the previous year, as well as evidence of a high level of investor confidence in the financial markets of London. According to data from TradingEconomics, the index moved above the 10,000-point mark on 6 January, after extensive gains in commodity, defence and retail equities. Historic Heights: What Happened?Early trading has also seen the FTSE 100 reach an all-time high of more than 10,000 points, the first time it has broken the symbolic 10,000 mark by more than one session since its inception in the 1980s.
