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title: "The FTSE 100 is set for another attempt at thawing out on Thursday"
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# The FTSE 100 is set for another attempt at thawing out on Thursday

**Published:** November 20, 2025
**Author:** sharetalk
**Categories:** Blogs, Technology, Technology, Media & Telecoms
**Tags:** AI boom, BAE Systems, Bond, canada, chatGPT, Chinese imports, Dassault Aviation, Dow Jones, Emmanuel Macron, EU, Euronext, Fed, FRANCE, French President, FTSE100, Goldman Sachs, investors, Keir Starmer, Mexico, Microsoft, Nvidia, OpenAI, Paris, silicon valley, tariffs, trade war, UK, Ukraine, Wall Street
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The **FTSE 100** is set for another attempt at thawing out on Thursday, with sentiment improving after **Nvidia’s** stronger-than-expected earnings lifted global markets overnight.

Futures suggest London’s blue-chip index will open **53 points higher**, after a lacklustre Wednesday session that ended with a **45-point drop to 9,507.41**, marking its **fifth consecutive daily decline**.

Wall Street snapped its losing streak overnight, led by a **0.6% rise in the Nasdaq**, while the **S&P 500** climbed **0.4%** and the **Dow Jones** edged up **0.1%**.

Momentum improved further after the closing bell, when **Nvidia posted third-quarter results that topped expectations**, driven by surging demand for its AI-centric data-centre chips.

The upbeat tone has carried into Thursday trading: **US futures** are firmly higher, with Nasdaq futures up **1.8%** and the S&P 500 pointing to a **1.3%** rise. Across Asia, markets are rallying too — **Japan’s Nikkei jumped 2.65%**, while **South Korea’s Kospi gained 1.9%**.

The **Bank of England** is widely expected to cut interest rates at its next meeting on **18 December**, after fresh data signalled that UK inflation may finally have peaked — though economists remain divided on whether this will mark the end of the current easing cycle.

UK consumer price inflation slowed to **3.6% in October**, down from **3.8%** in September. The figure came in slightly above both market forecasts and the Bank’s own projections, but still reinforced the view that price pressures are easing.

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