{"id":141727,"title":"FTSE 100 Rises 0.4% as Banks and Airlines Lead London Higher","publisher":"Share Talk","author":"sharetalk","published":"2026-10-12T07:49:34+00:00","modified":"2026-10-12T07:49:34+00:00","canonical_url":"https://www.share-talk.com/ftse-100-rises-0-4-as-banks-and-airlines-lead-london-higher/","markdown_url":"https://www.share-talk.com/ftse-100-rises-0-4-as-banks-and-airlines-lead-london-higher.md","json_url":"https://www.share-talk.com/ftse-100-rises-0-4-as-banks-and-airlines-lead-london-higher.json","category":"Blogs","categories":["Blogs","Technology","Technology, Media & Telecoms"],"tags":["Asia","Bangkok","Denmark","Endeavour Mining","Fed","Federal Reserve","Finland","FRANCE","FTSE 100","GERMANY","Glencore","Greenland plan","Hong kong","Japan","London","Manila","mining stocks","Mumbai","Nasdaq Composite","NATO alliance","Netherlands","Nikkei 225","Norway","S&P 500","shanghai","Singapore","Sweden","Sydney","Taiwan","UK","United States","Wall Street"],"featured_image":"https://i0.wp.com/www.share-talk.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/10/cfd5a298-ee78-4fa5-8d45-027e44f62396.png?fit=1726%2C911&quality=80&ssl=1","format":"news","language":"en-GB","content":"**The FTSE 100 climbed around 0.4% to roughly 10,600 in early Monday trading**, building on Friday’s 1.1% gain.\n\n**HSBC rose around 2%**, while **Standard Chartered gained about 1.5%-1.8% and Barclays advanced 1.3%**.\n\n**Metlen Energy & Metals added 2.4%**, making it one of the strongest blue-chip performers, while **Standard Life gained around 1.9%**.\n\nBritish Airways owner **International Airlines Group rose 1.4%**, as lower oil reduced some of the pressure on expected fuel costs following last week’s surge in energy prices.\n\nLuxury group **Burberry** and telecoms company **Airtel Africa** each gained more than 1%.\n\nThe domestically focused **FTSE 250 rose around 0.2% to 24,260**, extending Friday’s recovery.\n\nThe **FTSE AIM All-Share slipped 0.1%**, leaving smaller companies slightly behind the wider London market.\n\nFor investors, Monday’s early trading suggests the market is continuing to unwind some of last week’s pressure from **higher oil prices and rising bond yields**.\n\nThe strongest support is coming from financial stocks, while the retreat in crude is improving sentiment towards airlines and other businesses exposed to energy costs.\n\n**Investor takeaway: ***The FTSE 100 extended Friday’s rebound on Monday morning, rising around 0.4% as banks led the gains and lower oil prices supported airlines. The broader FTSE 250 also advanced, although AIM slipped slightly.*"}