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title: "FTSE 100 Set for Second Consecutive Weekly Gain"
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published: "2025-04-25T13:43:40+00:00"
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date: 2025-04-25
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# FTSE 100 Set for Second Consecutive Weekly Gain

**Published:** April 25, 2025
**Author:** sharetalk
**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
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**FTSE 100 Poised for Second Week of Gains as Tariff Fears Ease**

The 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.

The 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.

By mid-session today, the FTSE 100 was up 0.2%, supported by optimism around potential progress in US-China trade talks.

Melrose Industries led the pack, climbing 2.9%, while Rolls-Royce followed with a 2.3% rise.

Kathleen 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.”

Energy giant Shell edged up 0.4%, while BP remained flat.

Meanwhile, the FTSE 250 also advanced 0.4% on the day, putting it on track for a weekly gain of 1.8%.

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