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FTSE 100 Market news covers the latest developments for the FTSE 100 Index, which tracks the 100 most highly capitalised blue‑chip companies listed on the London Stock Exchange.

This category includes updates on company admissions and delistings, quarterly and annual results, mergers and acquisitions, board appointments and departures, regulatory news and policy changes.

HSBC takes US$1.1bn provision after Luxembourg court ruling

HSBC Holdings will recognise a US$1.1 billion provision in its Q3 2025 results after the Luxembourg Court of Cassation partially denied an appeal by HSBC Securities Services Luxembourg in relation to the Bernard L. Madoff fraud case...

GSK Plc gains FDA approval for Blenrep combination in multiple myeloma

GSK has received FDA approval for Blenrep (belantamab mafodotin-blmf) with bortezomib and dexamethasone to treat adults with relapsed or refractory multiple myeloma after at least two prior therapies...

Rio Tinto announces Board changes and appointments

Rio Tinto has announced several Board changes effective 23 October 2025, marking the end of its transitional phase...

Schroders plc reports record AUM and fourth straight quarter of inflows

Schroders plc reported total assets under management rising 5% quarter-on-quarter to a record £816.7bn, driven by £4.9bn of net new business and supportive markets...

London Stock Exchange Group Plc Q3 2025: 6.4% Growth and £1bn Buyback

London Stock Exchange Group plc reported Q3 total income excluding recoveries up 6.4% on an organic constant currency basis, with Risk Intelligence +13.9%, FTSE Russell +9.3%, Data & Analytics +4.9% and Markets +6.3%...

Unilever Plc Q3 2025, 3.9% USG, Dividend Up, Outlook Reaffirmed

Unilever reported underlying sales growth of 3.9% in Q3 2025, with 1.5% from volume and 2.4% from price. Turnover was €14.7bn, down 3.5% mainly from currency and disposals...

Spirax Group Plc appoints Andrew Kemp as Independent Non-Executive Director

Spirax Group has appointed Andrew Kemp as an Independent Non-Executive Director and member of the Audit Committee effective 1 November 2025. He will succeed Kevin Thompson as Audit Committee Chair in April 2026...

Fresnillo on track to meet 2025 guidance as gold output rises 8.8% year to date

Fresnillo reported third-quarter production in line with expectations, with year-to-date gold output up 8.8% to 465 koz, driven by strong performance at Herradura...

Reckitt Benckiser posts 7% Q3 revenue growth

Reckitt Benckiser delivered a 7% rise in like-for-like group revenue for Q3 2025, supported by 6.7% growth in Core Reckitt and strong momentum in Emerging Markets...

Unilever revises Magnum demerger timetable Amid US government shutdown

Unilever has announced a revision to the timetable for the planned demerger of The Magnum Ice Cream Company N.V. due to the ongoing US federal government shutdown...

SEGRO reports strong Q3 lettings and expanding data centre pipeline

SEGRO plc delivered a strong third quarter with £22 million of new rent signed, bringing the 2025 total to £53 million. The Group saw improving occupier demand, high occupancy of 94.3 per cent, and a 37 per cent rent uplift on reviews and renewals...

Bunzl Plc reports steady Q3 trading, reaffirms 2025 outlook

Bunzl plc has reported a 0.6% increase in Q3 revenue at constant exchange rates, with underlying revenue up 0.4% despite challenging market conditions...

AstraZeneca Tezspire approved in the US for chronic rhinosinusitis with nasal polyps

The US FDA has approved AstraZeneca and Amgen’s Tezspire (tezepelumab) as an add-on maintenance treatment for patients aged 12 and over with inadequately controlled chronic rhinosinusitis with nasal polyps...

Pearson Plc reports accelerated Q3 growth, confirms FY outlook

Pearson plc has reported a 4% rise in underlying group sales for Q3 2025, bringing nine-month growth to 2%, with stronger performance expected in the final quarter...

Smiths Group to sell Smiths Interconnect to Molex for £1.3 billion

Smiths Group plc has agreed to sell Smiths Interconnect to Molex Electronic Technologies Holdings, LLC, a Koch company, for an enterprise value of £1.3 billion, equivalent to 15.1 times FY2025 EBITDA...

Croda International reports 6.5% sales growth in third quarter, outlook unchanged

Croda International reported third-quarter 2025 sales of £425 million, up 6.5% at constant currency, driven by strong performances in Beauty Actives, Fragrances and Flavours, and Crop Protection...

Entain reports 6% group revenue growth, raises BetMGM 2025 guidance

Entain reported a 6% rise in total group net gaming revenue for Q3 2025, supported by strong online growth and a 23% constant currency increase from BetMGM...

Rio Tinto Plc Q3 2025 production update, guidance on track

Rio Tinto reported strong third quarter output, with back-to-back records in bauxite and Oyu Tolgoi and Pilbara shipments up 6% quarter on quarter. Full year guidance remains unchanged, with bauxite raised to 59–61 Mt, copper on track for the higher end supported by the Oyu Tolgoi ramp-up, and first ore from Simandou loaded for rail in October..

BP Plc reports higher production and stable debt in Q3 2025 update

BP has issued its third-quarter 2025 trading statement, expecting higher upstream production compared with the previous quarter, driven by increased gas output from bpx energy...

Legal & General appoints Scott Wheway as Chair to succeed Sir John Kingman

Legal & General Group Plc has appointed Scott Wheway to succeed Sir John Kingman as Chair. Scott will join the Board on 2 January 2026 as Chair Designate and assume the role following the AGM on 21 May 2026...
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HSBC takes US$1.1bn provision after Luxembourg court ruling

HSBC Holdings will recognise a US$1.1 billion provision in its Q3 2025 results after the Luxembourg Court of Cassation partially denied an appeal by HSBC Securities Services Luxembourg in relation to the Bernard L. Madoff fraud case...

GSK Plc gains FDA approval for Blenrep combination in multiple myeloma

GSK has received FDA approval for Blenrep (belantamab mafodotin-blmf) with bortezomib and dexamethasone to treat adults with relapsed or refractory multiple myeloma after at least two prior therapies...

Rio Tinto announces Board changes and appointments

Rio Tinto has announced several Board changes effective 23 October 2025, marking the end of its transitional phase...

Schroders plc reports record AUM and fourth straight quarter of inflows

Schroders plc reported total assets under management rising 5% quarter-on-quarter to a record £816.7bn, driven by £4.9bn of net new business and supportive markets...

London Stock Exchange Group Plc Q3 2025: 6.4% Growth and £1bn Buyback

London Stock Exchange Group plc reported Q3 total income excluding recoveries up 6.4% on an organic constant currency basis, with Risk Intelligence +13.9%, FTSE Russell +9.3%, Data & Analytics +4.9% and Markets +6.3%...

Unilever Plc Q3 2025, 3.9% USG, Dividend Up, Outlook Reaffirmed

Unilever reported underlying sales growth of 3.9% in Q3 2025, with 1.5% from volume and 2.4% from price. Turnover was €14.7bn, down 3.5% mainly from currency and disposals...

Spirax Group Plc appoints Andrew Kemp as Independent Non-Executive Director

Spirax Group has appointed Andrew Kemp as an Independent Non-Executive Director and member of the Audit Committee effective 1 November 2025. He will succeed Kevin Thompson as Audit Committee Chair in April 2026...

Fresnillo on track to meet 2025 guidance as gold output rises 8.8% year to date

Fresnillo reported third-quarter production in line with expectations, with year-to-date gold output up 8.8% to 465 koz, driven by strong performance at Herradura...

Reckitt Benckiser posts 7% Q3 revenue growth

Reckitt Benckiser delivered a 7% rise in like-for-like group revenue for Q3 2025, supported by 6.7% growth in Core Reckitt and strong momentum in Emerging Markets...

Unilever revises Magnum demerger timetable Amid US government shutdown

Unilever has announced a revision to the timetable for the planned demerger of The Magnum Ice Cream Company N.V. due to the ongoing US federal government shutdown...

SEGRO reports strong Q3 lettings and expanding data centre pipeline

SEGRO plc delivered a strong third quarter with £22 million of new rent signed, bringing the 2025 total to £53 million. The Group saw improving occupier demand, high occupancy of 94.3 per cent, and a 37 per cent rent uplift on reviews and renewals...

Bunzl Plc reports steady Q3 trading, reaffirms 2025 outlook

Bunzl plc has reported a 0.6% increase in Q3 revenue at constant exchange rates, with underlying revenue up 0.4% despite challenging market conditions...

AstraZeneca Tezspire approved in the US for chronic rhinosinusitis with nasal polyps

The US FDA has approved AstraZeneca and Amgen’s Tezspire (tezepelumab) as an add-on maintenance treatment for patients aged 12 and over with inadequately controlled chronic rhinosinusitis with nasal polyps...

Pearson Plc reports accelerated Q3 growth, confirms FY outlook

Pearson plc has reported a 4% rise in underlying group sales for Q3 2025, bringing nine-month growth to 2%, with stronger performance expected in the final quarter...

Smiths Group to sell Smiths Interconnect to Molex for £1.3 billion

Smiths Group plc has agreed to sell Smiths Interconnect to Molex Electronic Technologies Holdings, LLC, a Koch company, for an enterprise value of £1.3 billion, equivalent to 15.1 times FY2025 EBITDA...

Croda International reports 6.5% sales growth in third quarter, outlook unchanged

Croda International reported third-quarter 2025 sales of £425 million, up 6.5% at constant currency, driven by strong performances in Beauty Actives, Fragrances and Flavours, and Crop Protection...

Entain reports 6% group revenue growth, raises BetMGM 2025 guidance

Entain reported a 6% rise in total group net gaming revenue for Q3 2025, supported by strong online growth and a 23% constant currency increase from BetMGM...

Rio Tinto Plc Q3 2025 production update, guidance on track

Rio Tinto reported strong third quarter output, with back-to-back records in bauxite and Oyu Tolgoi and Pilbara shipments up 6% quarter on quarter. Full year guidance remains unchanged, with bauxite raised to 59–61 Mt, copper on track for the higher end supported by the Oyu Tolgoi ramp-up, and first ore from Simandou loaded for rail in October..

BP Plc reports higher production and stable debt in Q3 2025 update

BP has issued its third-quarter 2025 trading statement, expecting higher upstream production compared with the previous quarter, driven by increased gas output from bpx energy...

Legal & General appoints Scott Wheway as Chair to succeed Sir John Kingman

Legal & General Group Plc has appointed Scott Wheway to succeed Sir John Kingman as Chair. Scott will join the Board on 2 January 2026 as Chair Designate and assume the role following the AGM on 21 May 2026...
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