富时100指数在上一交易日小幅下跌后，周五略有下跌，投资者在当天晚些时候等待英格兰银行货币政策小组成员凯瑟琳·曼的评论。货币市场已经考虑到英国央行2024年降息约60个基点的可能性，预计8月将首次降息。摩根士丹利下调汽车交易集团的评级和目标价后，该集团股价下跌约4%。葛兰素史克股价下跌0.8%，此前该制药商通过出售其在消费者医疗保健公司Haleon的全部剩余股份（-0.5%）筹集了12.5亿英镑（15.2亿美元）。

The FTSE 100 saw a slight decline on Friday, following small losses in the previous session, as investors awaited comments from Bank of England's monetary policy panel member Catherine Mann later in the day. Money markets have priced in a possibility of around 60 basis points (bps) of interest rate cuts by the BoE in 2024, with the first cut expected in August. Auto Trader Group was down around 4% after Morgan Stanley lowered its rating and target price on the stock. GSK traded 0.8% lower after the drugmaker raised 1.25 billion pounds ($1.52 billion) by selling its entire remaining stake in consumer healthcare firm Haleon (-0.5%).

由于投资者密切关注公司盈利，富时100指数周四收盘时略低于平线。易捷航空股价下跌6%，此前易捷航空在繁忙的夏季前公布了上半年的预期亏损，以及首席执行官约翰·伦德格伦计划于2025年初离职的消息。其他显著下跌包括翠鸟（-3%）、葛兰素史克（-1.8%）、英国石油公司（-1.6%）和乐购（-1.2%），因为它们的交易没有股息。从积极的方面来看，英国电信集团飙升17%，领涨该指数，该电信公司首席执行官为未来五年的自由现金流增长设定了雄心勃勃的目标。

The FTSE 100 ended the day slightly below the flatline on Thursday, as investors closely monitored company earnings. EasyJet saw a 6% decrease after reporting anticipated first-half losses just before the busy summer season, along with the news of CEO Johan Lundgren's planned departure in early 2025. Other notable declines included Kingfisher (-3%), GSK (-1.8%), BP (-1.6%), and Tesco (-1.2%) as they traded without dividend entitlements. On a positive note, BT Group soared 17%, spearheading gains on the index with the telecom company's CEO setting ambitious targets for free cash flow growth in the next five years.

富时100指数周四下跌，此前两天上涨，投资者密切关注公司业绩。易捷航空是跌幅最大的航空公司之一，在繁忙的夏季到来之前，易捷航空报告上半年亏损符合预期，跌幅达7%。这家廉价航空公司还宣布，首席执行官约翰·伦德格伦将于2025年初卸任。其他显著下跌包括英国石油公司（-2.0%）、葛兰素史克（-0.8%）、翠鸟（-3.6%）和乐购（-2.1%），原因是交易中没有股息。从好的方面来看，英国电信集团股价上涨9%，领涨该指数，因为该电信公司的首席执行官为未来五年的自由现金流增长设定了雄心勃勃的目标。

The FTSE 100 declined on Thursday, following two days of gains, as investors kept an eye on companies' results. EasyJet was one of the top losers with a 7% drop after reporting a first-half loss in line with expectations ahead of the busy summer season. The budget airline also announced that CEO Johan Lundgren will step down in early 2025. Other notable drops included BP (-2.0%), GSK (-0.8%), Kingfisher (-3.6%), and Tesco (-2.1%) due to trading without dividend entitlements. On the upside, BT Group surged 9%, leading gains on the index as the telecom company's CEO sets ambitious goals for free cash flow growth over the next five years.

周三，富时100指数创下8445点的历史新高，涨幅0.2%，原因是美国通胀数据低于预期。4月份美国消费者价格指数上涨0.3%，低于预期的0.4%。益百利的收益最大，在预测到2025年有机收入增长6-8%后，增长了近8%。相反，巴宝莉在去年营业利润下降34%后，由于上半年前景充满挑战，其股价下跌了7%以上。尽管Compass上半年的利润略高于市场预期，但股价下跌了3%。

The FTSE 100 reached a new all-time high of 8445 on Wednesday, increasing by 0.2% due to the cooler-than-expected US inflation print. The US consumer price index for April rose by 0.3%, lower than the expected 0.4%. Experian saw the biggest gains, with an almost 8% jump after predicting 6-8% organic revenue growth by 2025. Conversely, Burberry dropped over 7% due to a challenging outlook for the first half of the year following a 34% decline in operating profit last year. Compass, despite slightly exceeding market expectations for first-half profit, experienced a 3% drop in stock value.