Britain’s FTSE 100 closed lower on Nov. 6 as reports tied market unease to a U.S. technology selloff and questions over future investment in AI infrastructure.
London Stock Exchange data show the index finished at 10,673.94, down 108.72 points from its previous close of 10,782.66. It ranged from 10,528.07 to 10,784.16 during the session, ending 145.87 points above its low and 110.22 below its high.
Reuters reported an earlier reading of 10,540.78, when the index was down 2.2% at 6:43 a.m. ET (11:43 GMT). That was an intraday snapshot, before the final close.
Questions about political or regulatory obstacles to data-center construction sat alongside the fallout from Thursday’s U.S. technology selloff, Reuters and The Independent reported. The outlets described those issues as part of the market discussion, not as evidence that companies had changed their investment plans. They also characterized Thursday’s U.S. technology losses as the sharpest since April 2025.
The Independent reported that BT Group fell 6.4%, while Sage Group and Next each lost 3.2%. International Airlines Group rose 1.5%. The Independent also quoted Dan Coatsworth, head of markets at AJ Bell, saying the AI story risked “moving to a lower gear.”
Separately, the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) said payroll employment rose by 165,000 in October and the unemployment rate was 4.1%. The report revised August’s payroll gain to 186,000 from 133,000 and September’s to 60,000 from 29,000.
The BLS’s November employment report is scheduled for Dec. 4 at 8:30 a.m. ET. The Federal Reserve’s next policy meeting is scheduled for Dec. 8-9.
