The FTSE 100 rose slightly on Tuesday, securing its sixth consecutive quarterly gain with an over 3% rise in Q2 following a 2.5% climb in Q1, marking the index's strongest performance streak since 2022. Market momentum was led by a rally in aerospace and defense shares, with Rolls-Royce climbing 2.1% and BAE Systems adding 2%. Heightened geopolitical optimism and improving base metal values similarly lifted mining stocks like Rio Tinto and Glencore. Financial institutions provided solid support as Lloyds Banking jumped 2.1% alongside steady gains for HSBC, Barclays, and NatWest, while J Sainsbury rose 1.3% on heatwave driven food sales. Conversely, heavyweights AstraZeneca, Unilever, and BP all dropped over 1%, and British American Tobacco fell 0.9%. On the macroeconomic front, the UK’s annualized first quarter GDP growth was scaled back to 0.9%, while quarterly growth matched projections at 0.6% and shop inflation held flat at 1.2%.
United Kingdom's main stock market index, the GB100, rose to 10497 points on June 30, 2026, gaining 0.12% from the previous session. Over the past month, the index has climbed 1.53% and is up 19.48% compared to the same time last year, according to trading on a contract for difference (CFD) that tracks this benchmark index from United Kingdom. Historically, the United Kingdom Stock Market Index (GB100) reached an all time high of 10934.94 in February of 2026. United Kingdom Stock Market Index (GB100) - data, forecasts, historical chart - was last updated on June 30 of 2026.
United Kingdom's main stock market index, the GB100, rose to 10497 points on June 30, 2026, gaining 0.12% from the previous session. Over the past month, the index has climbed 1.53% and is up 19.48% compared to the same time last year, according to trading on a contract for difference (CFD) that tracks this benchmark index from United Kingdom. The United Kingdom Stock Market Index (GB100) is expected to trade at 10501.51 points by the end of this quarter, according to Trading Economics global macro models and analysts expectations. Looking forward, we estimate it to trade at 9748.29 in 12 months time.