{"id":128863,"title":"FTSE 100 set for cautious rise as markets eye Bank of England decision","publisher":"Share Talk","author":"sharetalk","published":"2025-11-03T07:36:07+00:00","modified":"2025-11-03T07:36:07+00:00","canonical_url":"https://www.share-talk.com/ftse-100-set-for-cautious-rise-as-markets-eye-bank-of-england-decision/","markdown_url":"https://www.share-talk.com/ftse-100-set-for-cautious-rise-as-markets-eye-bank-of-england-decision.md","json_url":"https://www.share-talk.com/ftse-100-set-for-cautious-rise-as-markets-eye-bank-of-england-decision.json","category":"B2B","categories":["B2B","Blogs","Technology","Technology, Media & Telecoms"],"tags":["Bank of America","Bank of England","banking","BARC","Barclays","Benchmark","BoE","buyback","Chancellor","childcare","CME Group","consumers","Coverage","CS Venkatakrishnan","Deutsche Bank","domestic","energy bill","England","FCA","Fed","Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation","Federal Reserve","FREE","FTSE 100","FTSE 250","FTSE100","futures","Goldman Sachs","household","HSBC","HSBC Holdings","Inflation","investors","Jeremy Hunt","Legal & General","lending","Lloyds Banking Group","London","MCP","midcap index","Monetary Policy Committee","NatWest Group","Ofgem","pandemic","price cap","Prime Minister","program","Prudential","Qatar","Regulators","Rishi Sunak","SEC","Serious Fraud Office","share","Share Talk","ShareHolders","silicon valley","Silicon Valley Bank","SIVB","SVB","The Bank of England","Traders","Treasury","UK","Underground","USA","Wall Street"],"featured_image":"https://i0.wp.com/www.share-talk.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/10/dreamstime_l_220888494-scaled-1-1.webp?fit=1200%2C650&ssl=1","format":"news","language":"en-GB","content":"The **FTSE 100** is expected to start November slightly higher, with futures indicating a **12-point gain** on Monday, as investors brace for a **data-heavy week** and a finely balanced **Bank of England rate decision**.\n\nThe London benchmark closed **42 points lower on Friday at 9,717.25**, ending a **10-day winning streak**, though it still advanced **over 220 points in October**.\n\nAcross the Atlantic, **Wall Street** ended the week in positive territory, with the **Nasdaq up 0.6%**, the **S&P 500 climbing 0.3%**, and the **Dow Jones** closing just above flat. Analysts at **Deutsche Bank** noted that October marked the **sixth straight monthly gain for the S&P 500**, its longest run since 2021.\n\nThey also highlighted Japan’s **Nikkei posting its strongest month in 35 years**, while **gold broke above $4,000 an ounce** and **silver notched a sixth consecutive monthly rise**, a feat last seen 45 years ago.\n\nIn commodities, **oil prices edged higher** following the weekend’s **OPEC meeting**, where the group said it would **pause additional supply** between January and March, after a planned **137,000 barrels-per-day increase in December**."}