The FTSE 100 (^FTSE) and European markets were mixed in early trade on Thursday, amid more tariff uncertainty sewn by US president Donald Trump and an incoming interest rate decision by the European Central Bank (ECB).

The chief executive of BP has taken a £2.3m pay cut as profit was slashed at the FTSE 100 giant, it has been revealed.

The brand is in better shape than ever, with a material opportunity to continue growing and developing the Greggs estate and plenty of scope to continue to grow in newer dayparts and channels." The FTSE 100 index is poised to fall back from its record high as markets react to the confirmation of US tariffs on goods from Canada and Mexico.

Britain's FTSE 100 fell from all-time highs on Tuesday, while the midcap index posted its worst day of 2025 as growing trade tensions between the United States and its main trading partners hammered global sentiment.

FTSE 100-listed Bunzl, which supports businesses with essential not-for-sale products and services, has lifted its dividend for a 32nd year in row. In today’s annual results, flat revenues of £11.8 billion underpinned a 3.

Coca-Cola Europacific Partners will be joining the FTSE 100, replacing British Land in London's blue-chip index's quarterly reshuffle. The bottling company--which houses the Coca-Cola, Fanta, Sprite and Monster brands--will join the top flight for the first time on March 24, the global index provider FTSE Russell confirmed on Wednesday.

But ITV Studios made record profits thanks in part to successes in the year that included ’Mr Bates’, the biggest UK drama of the year, hits for streamers such as ’Fool Me Once’ for Netflix (NASDAQ: NFLX) and ’Rivals’ proving a hit for Disney+, while ’Love Island USA’ was the number one reality series in the US.

The UK's benchmark FTSE 100 share index posted its highest close on record on Friday, buoyed by positive corporate earnings including from British Airways parent IAG, while a slump in Morgan Advanced Materials after a bleak outlook weighed on the mid-cap index.

The blue-chip index suffered its biggest falls since October 8 last year as markets across the world sank on the latest tariff news.