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Biggest moves on record

Every trading day we hold, as a bar. The five biggest are marked.

  1. 1−2.7%3 Mar 2026Moderate
  2. 2+2.5%8 Apr 2026Moderate
  3. 3−2.3%19 Mar 2026Moderate
  4. 4+2.1%6 May 2026Low
  5. 5+1.9%1 Apr 2026Low

Every day, by size of move

254 trading days, 2025–2026. One square is one day.

  • Max00.0%
  • Very High20.8%
  • High20.8%
  • Moderate62.4%
  • Low6525.6%
  • Very Low17970.5%

Coming up

Dates that often move United Kingdom FTSE 100, over the next 30 days. Days are in UTC, the world's standard clock.

  • Thu 5 Novin 16 days UK interest rate decisionThe Bank of England decides on UK rates.

Compared with its neighbours

On a normal day, UK100 moves about 0.39% up or down. That is the calmest of the 25 indexes we follow.

In the news

Recent headlines about United Kingdom FTSE 100, from the outlets that wrote them.

  1. 01ad-hoc-news.de4 hours agoFTSE 100 loses 84 points as banks weigh at midday
  2. 02Global Banking & Finance Review5 hours agoFTSE 100 Drops as Banks Decline; Defensive Stocks Cushion Losses
  3. 03Sharecast.com8 hours agoLondon open: FTSE falls as investors mull UK jobs data
  4. 04Sharecast.com9 hours agoLondon pre-open: Stocks to fall as investors mull UK jobs data
  5. 05ad-hoc-news.de19 hours agoFTSE 100 ends 1.1 percent lower as Barclays probe hits banks
  6. 06Global Banking & Finance Review23 hours agoFTSE 100 Ends Lower as Barclays, Miners Weigh Down London Stocks