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title: "FTSE tipped to edge higher as Budget dust settles and US markets return"
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# FTSE tipped to edge higher as Budget dust settles and US markets return

**Published:** November 28, 2025
**Author:** sharetalk
**Categories:** Blogs, Technology, Technology, Media & Telecoms
**Tags:** AO World, Barclays, Budget, CBI, Chancellor’s Budget, FTSE 100, FTSE 250, Kingfisher, Lloyds Banking Group, NatWest Group, Rachel Reeves, retailers
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London stocks look set for a modest lift as trading resumes with a calmer tone following Wednesday’s Budget and the Thanksgiving break in the US.

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The FTSE 100 ended yesterday almost flat, up just **2.35 points (0.02%) at 9,693**, but futures now indicate a slightly stronger start, with the index expected to open around **19 points higher**. UK assets have so far proved resilient in the wake of the Budget, supported by solid performances from heavyweight banks and a **3% jump in Persimmon shares**, which helped underpin the market.

Across Asia, trading has been mixed. Japan’s **Nikkei rose 0.2%**, while Hong Kong’s **Hang Seng slipped 0.2%**. On the mainland, the **Shanghai Composite gained 0.3%**, India’s **Sensex edged 0.1% higher**, and Australia’s **ASX 200** was broadly flat.

In the US, futures suggest a cautiously positive return to trading after the Thanksgiving holiday, with Wall Street poised for gains of around **0.1%–0.2%** when markets reopen for the shortened session later today.

Overall, sentiment remains steady rather than exuberant, as investors continue to digest the Budget’s implications while keeping a close eye on the direction of US markets as they rejoin the global trading picture.

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