{"id":139777,"title":"FTSE 100 Set for Flat Open as Bond Yield Concerns Keep Investors Cautious","publisher":"Share Talk","author":"sharetalk","published":"2026-08-21T06:36:19+00:00","modified":"2026-08-21T06:36:19+00:00","canonical_url":"https://www.share-talk.com/ftse-100-set-for-flat-open-as-bond-yield-concerns-keep-investors-cautious/","markdown_url":"https://www.share-talk.com/ftse-100-set-for-flat-open-as-bond-yield-concerns-keep-investors-cautious.md","json_url":"https://www.share-talk.com/ftse-100-set-for-flat-open-as-bond-yield-concerns-keep-investors-cautious.json","category":"Investment Reports","categories":["Investment Reports"],"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","Wellington"],"featured_image":"https://i0.wp.com/www.share-talk.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/10/FTSE-100-31-oct-scaled.webp?fit=1200%2C900&ssl=1","format":"news","language":"en-GB","content":"The **FTSE 100 is expected to open virtually unchanged on Friday**, as concerns over rising government borrowing costs continue to temper investor appetite for equities.\n\nFutures point to London’s blue-chip index opening around** 5 points higher at c10,753**, after it finished Thursday just 4.81 points higher at 10,748.16. The index has changed little over the past week.\n\nBond markets remain a key focus. The **US 10-year Treasury yield edged up to 4.71%**, while the 30-year yield remained elevated at around 5.25%, reinforcing concerns that higher borrowing costs could eventually weigh on corporate earnings and equity valuations.\n\nWall Street provided a weak lead. The **Dow Jones fell 1.3% on Thursday**, while the S&P 500 lost 0.9% and the Nasdaq Composite declined 1.0%.\n\nWalmart was among the biggest casualties, dropping **9.2%** despite raising its full-year guidance. Investors focused instead on softer-than-expected US comparable sales growth, which came in at 2.6%.\n\nAsian markets were mixed overnight. Japan’s Nikkei 225 declined 0.5% and the Shanghai Composite slipped 0.1%, while Hong Kong’s Hang Seng gained 0.8%.\n\nSterling strengthened to around **$1.3647**, while Brent crude remained elevated at approximately **$93.43 a barrel**. Gold extended its advance to around **$4,543 an ounce**.\n\nUK investors will now turn their attention to **retail sales, government borrowing and PMI data**, which could provide further clues on the health of the economy and the outlook for interest rates."}