U.K. stocks fell on Thursday as political instability in Washington and Apple's profit warning, citing a weakening economy in China and lower-than-expected iPhone revenue, added to investor concerns over slowing global growth.
A strong trading update by retailer Next helped limit overall losses to some extent.
The benchmark FTSE 100 was down 9 points or 0.13 percent at 6,725 in opening deals after rising 0.1 percent the previous day.
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May 22, 2026 14:46 ET Minutes of the latest Fed policy session was the highlight of the week along with survey data on the U.S. housing market. In Europe, survey data signaled the trends in the euro area private sector. Further, consumer price inflation data from the U.K. was in focus. In Asia, various economic indicators from China drew attention to the health of the economy.