April 2026
UK UK markets fell in March: Investor sentiment and market movements were dominated in March by unfolding developments in the Middle East as the conflict between the US and Iran intensified. During the month, the FTSE 100 Index dropped by 6.7%, while the FTSE 250 Index fell by 10.7%. Amid speculation over the prospect of interest rate increases – rather than the rate cuts anticipated by many investors before war broke out – the yield on the 10-year gilt breached 5%. The Bank
