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London close: FTSE 100 tops 10,000 as defence, commodity stocks jump

By Benjamin Chiou

Date: Monday 05 Jan 2026

(Sharecast News) - UK equities rallied in afternoon trade on Monday to send the FTSE 100 to a new all-time high, settling above the 10,000 mark for the first time in history, as commodity and defence stocks powered ahead on the back of geopolitical developments.
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