London’s benchmark FTSE 100 stocks index topped 10,000 points for the first time today, extending a record run seen last year. In early deals on the first trading day of 2026, the capital’s top-tier index featuring the likes of energy group BP, telecoms firm Vodafone and banking giant HSBC — gained 1.0 per cent to an all-time high of 10,033.75 points.
Also, helping the FTSE 100 to its new record today was another solid gain to the share price of gold miner Fresnillo, whose stock rocketed 436 per cent last year as the precious metal’s price struck multiple record highs.
Recall that Stock markets around the globe hit all-time peaks last year, propelling them to double-digit gains in 2025.
