富时100指数周四下跌0.5%，延续了第三个交易日的跌幅。花旗分析师指出，3i的主要控股公司折扣零售商Action的表现疲软，导致3i股价下跌超过7%，投资者情绪恶化。Sage Group也拖累该指数，因收入增长低于预期，下跌近4%。能源巨头英国石油公司和壳牌石油公司股价下跌约2.5%至3%，油价下跌超过3%，原因是对全球原油市场供应过剩的担忧日益加剧。尽管英国GDP数据意外上涨，显示季度增长0.7%，但对股市几乎没有支撑作用。更强劲的读数减轻了英格兰银行大幅降息的压力，导致市场略微降低了对货币宽松的预期。因此，尽管这些数据表明经济具有弹性，但也降低了股市立即获得利率支持的可能性。

The FTSE 100 traded 0.5% lower on Thursday, extending losses for the third session. Investor sentiment soured after 3i dropped over 7% following signs of weaker performance from its key holding, discount retailer Action, flagged by Citi analysts. Sage Group also weighed on the index, falling nearly 4% as its revenue growth came in below expectations. Energy giants BP and Shell declined around 2.5–3% amid a more than 3% slide in oil prices, driven by growing concerns of oversupply in global crude markets. While UK GDP data surprised to the upside, showing 0.7% quarterly growth, it offered little support to equities. The stronger reading reduced pressure on the Bank of England to cut rates aggressively, causing markets to slightly pare back expectations for monetary easing. So while the data signals economic resilience, it also lessens the chance of immediate rate support for stocks.