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Market movers

Home and major world indices at a glance.

FTSE 100

10,824.26 GBP

▼ 0.49%

Dow Jones

53,559.99 USD

▲ 0.18%

S&P 500

7,711.76 USD

▲ 0.47%

Nasdaq

26,402.42 USD

▲ 1.04%

NIFTY 50

24,061.80 INR

▼ 0.47%

SENSEX

77,007.22 INR

▼ 0.33%

Nikkei 225

66,311.93 JPY

▼ 0.14%

DAX

26,452.02 EUR

▲ 0.32%

United Kingdom markets

1 quote
FTSE 100 10,824.26 GBP -53.84 ▼ 0.49%

World markets

13 quotes
Dow Jones 53,559.99 USD 96.11 ▲ 0.18%
S&P 500 7,711.76 USD 36.06 ▲ 0.47%
Nasdaq 26,402.42 USD 272.22 ▲ 1.04%
NIFTY 50 24,061.80 INR -113.9 ▼ 0.47%
SENSEX 77,007.22 INR -257.3 ▼ 0.33%
Nikkei 225 66,311.93 JPY -93.63 ▼ 0.14%
DAX 26,452.02 EUR 84.78 ▲ 0.32%
Hang Seng 25,522.34 HKD -43.40 ▼ 0.17%
ASX 200 9,076.00 AUD 37.80 ▲ 0.42%
CAC 40 8,422.60 EUR 21.42 ▲ 0.25%
SSE Composite 3,986.30 CNY 34.12 ▲ 0.86%
All Ordinaries 9,271.40 AUD 28.20 ▲ 0.31%
Straits Times 5,733.28 SGD 49.16 ▲ 0.86%

Commodities

7 quotes
Gold 4,489.00 USD -40.90 ▼ 0.90%
Silver 67.42 USD -0.3700 ▼ 0.54%
Copper 6.68 USD 0.02600 ▲ 0.39%
Platinum 1,813.70 USD -40.60 ▼ 2.19%
WTI Crude Oil 84.51 USD 1.11 ▲ 1.33%
Brent Crude 89.60 USD 1.50 ▲ 1.70%
Natural Gas 2.85 USD -0.03600 ▼ 1.25%

Crypto · GBP

1 quote
EUR/GBP 0.8563 GBP 0.0004 ▲ 0.05%

FX

2 quotes
GBP/USD 1.3546 USD -0.0051 ▼ 0.38%
EUR/GBP 0.8563 GBP 0.0004 ▲ 0.05%

Markets news

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FTSE 100 rose 0.25% as global markets retreat

Where the major indices, gold and currencies landed, and what the moves mean for Edinburgh investors and retirement balances.

By Markets Desk · 25 July 2026 · 1 min read

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