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London close: Stocks maintain gains despite global jitters

By Josh White

Date: Wednesday 03 Sep 2025

(Sharecast News) - London stocks ended higher on Wednesday after a muted start, even as UK government bond yields climbed to fresh multi-decade highs amid a global debt market selloff.
The FTSE 100 index rose 0.67% to close at 9,177.99 points, while the FTSE 250 advanced 0.71% to 21,313.07 points.

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