{"id":130287,"title":"FTSE 100 set to jump at open as Wall Street closes at fresh record highs","publisher":"Share Talk","author":"sharetalk","published":"2025-12-12T07:43:28+00:00","modified":"2025-12-12T07:43:28+00:00","canonical_url":"https://www.share-talk.com/ftse-100-set-to-jump-at-open-as-wall-street-closes-at-fresh-record-highs/","markdown_url":"https://www.share-talk.com/ftse-100-set-to-jump-at-open-as-wall-street-closes-at-fresh-record-highs.md","json_url":"https://www.share-talk.com/ftse-100-set-to-jump-at-open-as-wall-street-closes-at-fresh-record-highs.json","category":"Investment Reports","categories":["Investment Reports"],"tags":["AI-driven market bubble.","capex","china","chinese","CME Group exchange","COMEX","COPPER","Crude prices","FTSE 100","FTSE 250","Gold","Inflation","mid-cap","Oracle","refiners","smelters","USA"],"featured_image":"https://i0.wp.com/www.share-talk.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/10/FTSE-100-16-OCT-scaled.webp?fit=1200%2C675&quality=80&ssl=1","format":"news","language":"en-GB","content":"The FTSE 100 is set to open higher shortly, buoyed by fresh record closes on Wall Street.\n\nFutures indicate London’s blue-chip index will start around 46 points higher, building on yesterday’s 47-point advance that lifted it to 9,703.\n\nMarkets stabilised in the previous session after an initial sell-off sparked by Oracle’s earnings, which reignited concerns that the rapid expansion of AI investment may be proving too expensive for some technology heavyweights.\n\nThat backdrop left the Nasdaq down 0.3% on Thursday, while the Dow Jones and the S&P 500 pushed to new highs, rising 1.3% and 0.2% respectively.\n\nEarly indications suggest further gains for the Dow and S&P 500 later today, although technology shares — and the Nasdaq — are expected to remain under pressure.\n\nAsian markets have been broadly positive, with Japan’s Nikkei up 1.4%, Shanghai’s SSE Composite 0.4% higher and Hong Kong’s Hang Seng gaining 1.5%. India’s Sensex is up 0.5%, while Australia’s ASX has risen 1.2%."}