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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.

AstraZeneca

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

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 plc

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

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 Plc

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

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

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

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...
AstraZeneca

AstraZeneca Plc reaches agreement with Trump administration to cut US drug prices

AstraZeneca has signed a landmark agreement with President Donald J. Trump’s administration to reduce the cost of prescription medicines for American patients...
Lloyds Banking Group

Lloyds Banking Group flags potential additional provision on Motor Finance

Lloyds Banking Group has confirmed it is assessing the FCA’s consultation paper on motor finance and expects an additional provision may be required, which could be material...
mining

Anglo American Plc confirms merger rationale following Teck operational review

Anglo American plc has stated that Teck Resources’ updated operational outlook is consistent with its due diligence, confirming the strategic rationale and expected synergies of their planned merger...
Smith & Nephew plc

Smith & Nephew to host Capital Markets Days in London and New York

Smith & Nephew will hold Capital Markets Days on 8 December in London and 11 December in New York to outline its new strategy, mid-term priorities, and portfolio growth plans...
Bunzl plc

Bunzl Plc expands with acquisitions in Ireland and Spain

Bunzl =has completed the acquisitions of Caterline Catering Equipment Ltd in Ireland and Anta y Jesús, S.L.U in Spain, each generating revenue of €6 million (£5 million) in 2024...
Londonmetric Property

LondonMetric reports strong rental growth and dividend increase in HY25 update

LondonMetric expects net rental income to rise 14% to £219m, supported by high occupancy, rent reviews and asset management initiatives...
Imperial Brands

Imperial Brands Plc confirms FY25 guidance, £1.45bn FY26 share buyback

Imperial Brands expects FY25 results in line with guidance, supported by growth in tobacco and NGP. The group has announced a £1.45 billion share buyback for FY26, alongside continued dividend growth and progress on its 2030 strategy...
Rio Tinto

Rio Tinto and partners approve $733m West Angelas iron ore project

Rio Tinto, Mitsui and Nippon Steel will invest $733 million to develop new deposits at the West Angelas hub in Western Australia, securing approvals to sustain 35Mtpa output...
Mondi Plc

Mondi reports €223m Q3 EBITDA amid challenging market conditions

Mondi plc posted Q3 2025 underlying EBITDA of €223 million, including a €20 million forestry gain, as weaker demand and lower paper prices weighed on performance...
Tesco

Tesco Plc posts strong H1 2025/26 sales growth and raises interim dividend

Tesco reported group sales of £33.1bn for H1 2025/26, up 5.1% year-on-year, with adjusted operating profit rising 1.6% to £1.67bn. Adjusted diluted EPS increased 6.8% to 15.43p, and the interim dividend was lifted 12.9% to 4.80p...
energy

National Grid expects steady H1 performance ahead of November results

National Grid reported that performance for the six months to 30 September 2025 was in line with expectations, with underlying EPS weighted to the second half...
Diageo

Diageo prices €1 billion euro-denominated bond issuance

Diageo has priced €1 billion of fixed rate bonds under its European Debt Issuance Programme, split between €500 million due in 2032 with a 3.250% coupon and €500 million due in 2037 with a 3.750% coupon...
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AstraZeneca

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

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 plc

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

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 Plc

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

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

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

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...
AstraZeneca

AstraZeneca Plc reaches agreement with Trump administration to cut US drug prices

AstraZeneca has signed a landmark agreement with President Donald J. Trump’s administration to reduce the cost of prescription medicines for American patients...
Lloyds Banking Group

Lloyds Banking Group flags potential additional provision on Motor Finance

Lloyds Banking Group has confirmed it is assessing the FCA’s consultation paper on motor finance and expects an additional provision may be required, which could be material...
mining

Anglo American Plc confirms merger rationale following Teck operational review

Anglo American plc has stated that Teck Resources’ updated operational outlook is consistent with its due diligence, confirming the strategic rationale and expected synergies of their planned merger...
Smith & Nephew plc

Smith & Nephew to host Capital Markets Days in London and New York

Smith & Nephew will hold Capital Markets Days on 8 December in London and 11 December in New York to outline its new strategy, mid-term priorities, and portfolio growth plans...
Bunzl plc

Bunzl Plc expands with acquisitions in Ireland and Spain

Bunzl =has completed the acquisitions of Caterline Catering Equipment Ltd in Ireland and Anta y Jesús, S.L.U in Spain, each generating revenue of €6 million (£5 million) in 2024...
Londonmetric Property

LondonMetric reports strong rental growth and dividend increase in HY25 update

LondonMetric expects net rental income to rise 14% to £219m, supported by high occupancy, rent reviews and asset management initiatives...
Imperial Brands

Imperial Brands Plc confirms FY25 guidance, £1.45bn FY26 share buyback

Imperial Brands expects FY25 results in line with guidance, supported by growth in tobacco and NGP. The group has announced a £1.45 billion share buyback for FY26, alongside continued dividend growth and progress on its 2030 strategy...
Rio Tinto

Rio Tinto and partners approve $733m West Angelas iron ore project

Rio Tinto, Mitsui and Nippon Steel will invest $733 million to develop new deposits at the West Angelas hub in Western Australia, securing approvals to sustain 35Mtpa output...
Mondi Plc

Mondi reports €223m Q3 EBITDA amid challenging market conditions

Mondi plc posted Q3 2025 underlying EBITDA of €223 million, including a €20 million forestry gain, as weaker demand and lower paper prices weighed on performance...
Tesco

Tesco Plc posts strong H1 2025/26 sales growth and raises interim dividend

Tesco reported group sales of £33.1bn for H1 2025/26, up 5.1% year-on-year, with adjusted operating profit rising 1.6% to £1.67bn. Adjusted diluted EPS increased 6.8% to 15.43p, and the interim dividend was lifted 12.9% to 4.80p...
energy

National Grid expects steady H1 performance ahead of November results

National Grid reported that performance for the six months to 30 September 2025 was in line with expectations, with underlying EPS weighted to the second half...
Diageo

Diageo prices €1 billion euro-denominated bond issuance

Diageo has priced €1 billion of fixed rate bonds under its European Debt Issuance Programme, split between €500 million due in 2032 with a 3.250% coupon and €500 million due in 2037 with a 3.750% coupon...
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