U.K.’s equity benchmark index FTSE 100 climbed to a fresh record high on Friday, led by gains in mining and financials sector stocks. Strong earnings updates and easing concerns about AI infrastructure spending helped lift sentiment.
The FTSE 100, which advanced to 10,991.07, was up 34.20 points or 0.31% at 10,931.47 nearly half an hour past noon.
Natwest Group climbed 5.5% on strong second-quarter earnings. Profit attributable to ordinary shareholders in the second-quarter was 1.603 billion pounds, up 29.7% from 1.236 billion pounds a year ago. Basic earnings per share grew to 20.1 pence from 15.3 pence a year ago.
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Mining And Finance Stocks Drive FTSE 100 To Record High
2026-07-31 11:27:25
