FTSE 100 breaks 10,000 mark for first time, capping stellar year for UK market

The FTSE 100 contains the 100 most valuable companies listed on the London Stock Exchange. Photograph: Kin Cheung/AP

The UK’s blue-chip share index has broken through the 10,000-point level for the first time, as London shares continued to rise after a bumper 2025.

The FTSE 100 jumped on Friday morning - the first trading day of the year - to a high of 10,046, a new peak for the index, before easing back slightly.