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The FTSE Small Cap index posted around 7.1% gains in H1 2025, slightly outperforming the FTSE 250 (~6.9%), as UK mid-caps recorded their strongest quarter in nearly five years by June. Ten companies stood out among small-cap performers on the main market (excluding investment …

As of September 2025, the FTSE-100 index reflects an average dividend yield of about 3.24% to 3.30%. This compares with a long-term historical average near 3.5%, placing current payouts slightly below that benchmark but still broadly consistent with the index’s income profile.

Galliford Try Holdings plc (LSE:GFRD) has seen a notable share price re-rating in 2025, reflecting improving fundamentals and disciplined capital returns. The construction and infrastructure contractor, which refocused after the 2020 carve-out of its housebuilding arm, reported record FY25 results on September 17. Shares …

The UK’s three largest listed banks, Lloyds Banking Group (LSE:LLOY), Barclays (LSE:BARC), and NatWest Group (LSE:NWG), have posted notable share price performance in 2025, supported by resilient net interest income (NII), capital generation, and shareholder distributions. As of mid-September, all three remained near 52-week …

The top 50 FTSE performers in 2025 exhibited a blend of explosive growth, resilient business models, and sectoral momentum reflective of the evolving economic landscape in the United Kingdom and globally. These companies, ranging from mining and defence to financial services and consumer goods, …

TP ICAP Group PLC(LSE:TCAP) builds platforms and provides data for financial markets. Its main job is to bring buyers and sellers together in areas like stocks, bonds, oil, and gas. The company is listed in the FTSE 250 index.

Index Update:The FTSE 100 index, a key benchmark index for the London stock exchange, went up around 0.12% on 18 September 2025.