FTSE 100 falls and US stocks fail to spark ahead of weekend
One final check on the stock markets before we check out for the weekend.
The FTSE 100 looked on course to finish flat but a sell-off this afternoon puts it in negative territory.
A loss of 0.34 per cent is a low point to finish on but the index is still up 0.56 per cent of the week.
Stateside, it’s decidedly mixed – the Nasdaq is down 0.37 per cent but the Dow is up 0.17 per cent.
That’s it for this week so see you again soon.
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Karl Matchett15 August 2025 16:34
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Good morning all – one final day this week for our business and live financial news coverage for you.
As usual, Friday is somewhat quieter in terms of company reports and the like – so we’ll delve more into the news which matters to your wallet, look ahead to next week and bring you everything that matters around UK firms.
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