India, Oct. 7 -- The FTSE 100 and FTSE 250 are falling on Wednesday, October 7, 2026, owing to the increased cost of crude oil and rising government bonds due to increased inflation expectations. After closing up approximately 0.4% in the previous day, the FTSE 100 index was about 0.4% lower at 10,501 early Wednesday morning during London market opening. The European broad market shares were also falling.

The STOXX 600 pan-European market was down 0.4% to 0823 GMT. Shares of technology companies and mining companies were performing poorly. The FTSE 100 index closed at 10,541.69 on Tuesday with an increase of 43.75 points or 0.42%. The FTSE 250 index closed at 24,215.33, increasing 91.58 points or 0.38%.

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