22 May 2026, 22:06 United Kingdom: Stocks Settle at 1-Month High.
The FTSE 100 closed about 0.2% up at 10,466 on Friday, the highest since April 22, supported by a degree of stabilization in global markets, while investors assessed the likelihood of a US-Iran agreement. Traders also mulled a bigger-than-expected drop in UK retail sales and higher-than-expected borrowing figures, which along with other data released this week, reduced expectations of a rate hike by the Bank of England. Among key movers, Games Workshop advanced nearly 8% to the top of the index after guiding for higher revenue and profit for the year to May, while expecting weaker licensing revenue. Other top gainers included Rightmove (7.3%), Croda International (4.3%), Metlen Energy & Metals (3.6%) and Rolls-Royce Holdings (3.4%). Convatec (-3.2%), BP (-2.5%) and Experian (-2%) were the biggest laggards. For the week, the index booked a 2.7% gain.
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