FTSE 100 closed at 10,881.90, up 3.13% on the week per Dow…
By Tobi Opeyemi Amure
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The FTSE 100 closed at 10,881.90 on 16 October 2026, gaining 3.13% over the week. The move marked its largest one-week advance since April 2026, with the bulk of the points gained before Friday.
Key facts
- The FTSE 100 closed at 10,881.90 on Friday 16 October 2026, up 41.55 points on the day and 329.85 points (3.13%) on the week.
- The 3.13% weekly rise was the index's largest one-week gain since the week ending 2 April 2026.
- The FTSE 250 closed at 24,533.90, up 1.3% on the week, while the AIM all-share closed at 773.12, down 0.4% on the week.
Source excerpt · FinanceFeeds
Friday's Bank of England headlines did not produce the FTSE 100's week. London missed the chip trade. The cash index closed Friday 16 October 2026 at 10,881.90. Dow Jones, via Morningstar, puts the week at 329.85 points, or 3.13 percent, the largest one-week gain since the week ending 2 April 2026, and puts Friday itself at 41.55 points, or 0.38 percent. The Evening Standard prints the same close…