The FTSE 100 fell 1.04% to 10,400 while the Nikkei 225 rose 1.65% to 71,053, driven by central-bank rate signals and geopolitical developments. The Bank of England held rates at 3.75%, but hawkish comments from U.S. Fed Chair Warsh hinting at a possible rate hike pressured London, with the London Stock Exchange Group sliding 7% after a Rothschild Redburn downgrade. In contrast, the Nikkei 225 surged on easing Middle East tensions following a U.S.-Iran peace announcement, alongside strength in semiconductor stocks, even as the Bank of Japan raised rates from 0.75% to 1%. Falling oil prices further weighed on the energy-heavy FTSE 100, while Japan's market optimism reflected hopes that decades of deflation may be ending.
London Stock Exchange Group PLCDowngraded by Rothschild Redburn, causing a 7% slide.
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