{"id":129185,"title":"FTSE 100 Set to Pause After Record-Breaking Rally","publisher":"Share Talk","author":"sharetalk","published":"2025-11-12T07:38:42+00:00","modified":"2025-11-12T07:38:42+00:00","canonical_url":"https://www.share-talk.com/ftse-100-set-to-pause-after-record-breaking-rally/","markdown_url":"https://www.share-talk.com/ftse-100-set-to-pause-after-record-breaking-rally.md","json_url":"https://www.share-talk.com/ftse-100-set-to-pause-after-record-breaking-rally.json","category":"B2B","categories":["B2B","Blogs","Technology","Technology, Media & Telecoms"],"tags":["AstraZeneca","BT","Diageo","Federal Reserve","FREE","FTSE 100","FTSE 250","FTSE100","Howden Joinery","ITV","National Grid","Sainsburys","Smith & Nephew","Tate & Lyle","Vistry","WISE"],"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** looks set to **catch its breath on Wednesday** after two sessions of powerful gains that pushed London’s blue-chip index **to the brink of the 10,000 mark**.\n\nFutures trading suggests a **modest dip of 1.5 points** at the open, following Tuesday’s **112.45-point surge** that took the FTSE 100 to a **record closing high of 9,899.6**. The index has now **added more than 230 points in just two days** amid a wave of global market optimism.\n\nOvernight on **Wall Street**, it was a **mixed session**. The **Dow Jones Industrial Average** rose **1.2% to a new record high**, buoyed by hopes that **Washington is close to ending the record-long US government shutdown**.\n\nThe **S&P 500** edged up **0.2%**, while the **Nasdaq Composite** slipped **0.3%** as heavyweight tech stocks — including **Nvidia** — struggled to sustain momentum.\n\nIn **Asia**, markets opened mostly higher, with **Japan’s Nikkei** leading modest gains as investors tracked the positive sentiment from the US."}