{"id":121961,"title":"FTSE 100 Set for Second Consecutive Weekly Gain","publisher":"Share Talk","author":"sharetalk","published":"2025-04-25T13:43:40+00:00","modified":"2025-04-25T14:16:13+00:00","canonical_url":"https://www.share-talk.com/ftse-100-set-for-second-consecutive-weekly-gain/","markdown_url":"https://www.share-talk.com/ftse-100-set-for-second-consecutive-weekly-gain.md","json_url":"https://www.share-talk.com/ftse-100-set-for-second-consecutive-weekly-gain.json","category":"B2B","categories":["B2B","Business & Support Services","Technology","Technology, Media & Telecoms"],"tags":["BANK","Barclays","china","Deutsche Bank","Donald Trump","financial markets","FTSE 100","London","NatWest","Rolls Royce","SHARES","tariffs","U.S. administration","U.S. dollar","UK","USA"],"featured_image":"https://i0.wp.com/www.share-talk.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/01/FTSE-100.jpg?fit=1200%2C800&ssl=1","format":"news","language":"en-GB","content":"**FTSE 100 Poised for Second Week of Gains as Tariff Fears Ease**\n\nThe FTSE 100 is on course for a second straight week of gains, buoyed by hopes that the US and China may roll back some of their trade tariffs, and following a softening of rhetoric from President Donald Trump.\n\nThe UK’s leading stock index has risen 1.8% so far this week, though that’s a more modest advance compared to the 3.9% surge seen after Trump announced a 90-day suspension of his most aggressive “liberation day” tariffs.\n\nBy mid-session today, the FTSE 100 was up 0.2%, supported by optimism around potential progress in US-China trade talks.\n\nMelrose Industries led the pack, climbing 2.9%, while Rolls-Royce followed with a 2.3% rise.\n\nKathleen Brooks, research director at XTB, noted that the FTSE 100’s performance was “impressive, considering its heavy weighting in energy stocks, and the fact oil prices have fallen over 9% in the past month.”\n\nEnergy giant Shell edged up 0.4%, while BP remained flat.\n\nMeanwhile, the FTSE 250 also advanced 0.4% on the day, putting it on track for a weekly gain of 1.8%."}