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title: "FTSE 100 Set to Pause After Record-Breaking Rally"
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published: "2025-11-12T07:38:42+00:00"
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date: 2025-11-12
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# FTSE 100 Set to Pause After Record-Breaking Rally

**Published:** November 12, 2025
**Author:** sharetalk
**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
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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**.

Futures 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.

Overnight 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**.

The **S&P 500** edged up **0.2%**, while the **Nasdaq Composite** slipped **0.3%** as heavyweight tech stocks — including **Nvidia** — struggled to sustain momentum.

In **Asia**, markets opened mostly higher, with **Japan’s Nikkei** leading modest gains as investors tracked the positive sentiment from the US.

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