India, Oct. 1 -- The UK stocks market was heavily down on Thursday, October 1, 2026, where the FTSE 100 and FTSE 250 indices saw considerable pressure after a massive global bonds sell-off drove government borrowing expenses higher and reignited worries about interest rates and inflation. When the London market opened, the FTSE 100 had declined by 184.54 points or 1.7 percent to close at 10,421.46, and the FTSE 250 had fallen by 351.25 points or 1.4 percent to 24,188.74.

Why Is the London Stock Market Falling?

FTSE 100 declined by 1.7% at the London market opening, continuing what was seen in the previous session. As a reminder, the FTSE 100 ended the month of September at 10,606, falling 0.29% on September 30th.

The fall was broad-bas...