Business news live: FTSE 100 climbs and mortgage lenders start to raise interest rates again
FTSE 100 rises, European markets strong
The FTSE 100 has started the week in positive fashion, rising 0.2 per cent this morning.
Out in front first thing is Marks & Spencer, the retailer up more than 3 per cent in early trading.
In France, there has been a lot of discussion about the state of their economy recently – the CAC 40 is up 0.5 per cent in a move mirrored across most of Europe.
Germanyโs DAX is up 0.7 per cent with the Euro Stoxx 50 up 0.55 per cent.
Karl Matchett8 September 2025 08:19
Business and Money live – 8 September
Morning all and welcome to our first business and money live blog of the week.
Today weโll look at the stock market, savings options and more, but first weโll start with mortgage rates heading back up after several months dropping to below 4%.
Karl Matchett8 September 2025 08:01
