{"id":139468,"title":"FTSE 100 Set to Rebound as Investors Await UK GDP Data","publisher":"Share Talk","author":"sharetalk","published":"2026-08-13T06:22:43+00:00","modified":"2026-08-13T06:22:43+00:00","canonical_url":"https://www.share-talk.com/ftse-100-set-to-rebound-as-investors-await-uk-gdp-data/","markdown_url":"https://www.share-talk.com/ftse-100-set-to-rebound-as-investors-await-uk-gdp-data.md","json_url":"https://www.share-talk.com/ftse-100-set-to-rebound-as-investors-await-uk-gdp-data.json","category":"Blogs","categories":["Blogs","Technology","Technology, Media & Telecoms"],"tags":["Asia","Bangkok","Denmark","Endeavour Mining","Fed","Federal Reserve","Finland","FRANCE","FTSE 100","GERMANY","Glencore","Greenland plan","Hong kong","Japan","London","Manila","mining stocks","Mumbai","Nasdaq Composite","NATO alliance","Netherlands","Nikkei 225","Norway","S&P 500","shanghai","Singapore","Sweden","Sydney","Taiwan","UK","United States","Wall Street","Wellington"],"featured_image":"https://i0.wp.com/www.share-talk.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/12/bull-4-dec-23-750x406-1.jpg?fit=750%2C406&quality=89&ssl=1","format":"news","language":"en-GB","content":"The **FTSE 100 is expected to open higher on Thursday**, potentially ending a three-session losing streak as investors await fresh UK economic growth figures.\n\nFutures point to a **28-point, or 0.3%, rise to around 10,861**, after the blue-chip index closed 0.1% lower at 10,833.15 on Wednesday.\n\nAttention will centre on **UK GDP data**, with economists expecting the economy to have expanded **0.4% quarter-on-quarter in the second quarter**, slowing from 0.6% growth during the opening three months of the year.\n\nSterling slipped to around **$1.3494**, while investors continued to digest Wednesday’s US inflation figures. Annual US CPI eased to 3.4% in July from 3.5% in June, strengthening expectations that the Federal Reserve could leave interest rates unchanged in September.\n\nOil remained elevated amid continuing tensions surrounding the **Strait of Hormuz**, with Brent trading around **$88.22 a barrel**. US President Donald Trump reiterated that Washington has control of the strategically important shipping route, while Iran maintains that it controls much of the waterway.\n\nGold eased to around **$4,398 an ounce** after reaching $4,422 on Wednesday.\n\nAsian markets were broadly positive, with Japan’s Nikkei 225 gaining 1.7%, while the Shanghai Composite added 0.5% and Hong Kong’s Hang Seng edged 0.1% higher.\n\nAlongside UK GDP, investors will watch **US producer-price inflation** later in the session. On the London corporate calendar, **Antofagasta and Rank Group** are due to report half-year results."}