My people! Una don hear wetin dey happen for London market? Naija dey flex at the FTSE 100 don finally cross the magical 10,000 points mark for di first time, wey happen for January 2, 2026! Dis one na big deal as e show say di market dey shine bright like star.

As di year start, di top stock index wey get big companies like BP, Vodafone and HSBC don dey climb like monkey wey wan reach top of palm tree. E don rise well well, hitting 10,033.75 points for di first trading day, making sense plenty for dem wey get shares. Last year, e don already rise more than 21%, wey na di biggest gain wey don happen for 16 years. E no be small thing o!

The rise na because of several factors wey come together like jollof rice and chicken. British interest rates don drop, and na so di U.S. Federal Reserve join hand to make borrowing cheaper, as inflation don dey start quench small.

Make we no forget di hotshot gold miner, Fresnillo, wey become di star of di day, as im shares don burst sky like rockets, climbing 436% last year! Gold price dey shine like never before, making investors no fit resist. Di last wey wey see market dey move up like dis na for last year when stocks all around di world dey show fine gain.

But wait, e no be all companies wey dey enjoy dis sweet money matter. Some go down as e be for Bunzl and Diageo wey lose serious money. E be like say dem no fit catch di market run, but no worry, na so di koko dey for market, sometimes e dey shine, sometimes e dey dull.

And no be only FTSE 100 dey enjoy, worldwide stock markets don dey trend up. Dem don lead out of di shadows with all dem gains for 2025, breaking records and giving investors smile everywhere. E don be sweet year for di stock market, but we sabi say sometime na just shine wey no dey last.

As we dey enter dis new year, many dey gisted about wetin go happen next. Some analysts dey bring correct insight say make we dey shine our eyes for di next interest rate talks wey fit drop again. With all dis talk about AI and di economy, only time go tell how everything go shape up.