India, Aug. 17 -- UK Stock Market Today (August 17): The UK stock market is trading higher today, with the benchmark FTSE 100 Index up around 0.3% at approximately 10,783 points, recovering some of last week's 1.4% decline. The gains are supported by softer US economic data, which has reduced expectations of an imminent Federal Reserve rate hike, while steady UK GDP growth of 0.4% in Q2 is also supporting investor sentiment.

London Stock Exchange FTSE 100 Opens Up Today

The London stock market opened higher today, with the benchmark FTSE 100 Index trading at 10,765.11, marking a gain of +0.14% or +15.00 points. UK Stock market FTSE 100 Index opened higher today, August 17, 2026, reaching 10,791.95 points, staging a recovery following a ...