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The FTSE 100 ended the week up 243. 98 points, or 3. 09%, closing at 8,139. 83 on Friday.
London's equity markets closed positively on Friday, buoyed by gains in the banking sector following better-than-expected results from NatWest.
Shore Capital reiterated its 'buy' rating on bank NatWest after a forecast-beating first quarter but said it sees the least amount of upside potential in the stock compared with the wider banking sector.
FTSE 100 (UKX) 8,132. 15 0. 66%.
Wall Street stocks were in the green early on Friday as market participants digested key inflation data.
Decent gains in the banking sector were providing a lift to UK equity markets on Friday following better-than-expected results from NatWest, sending the FTSE 100 to yet another all-time high.
Cellular agriculture investor Agronomics announced on Friday that its portfolio company Solar Foods had raised an additional €8m through Finnish investment organiser Springvest.
FTSE 250 (MCX) 19,788. 28 0. 95% .
The US personal consumption expenditure rate rose to 2. 7% in March, according to the Bureau of Economic Analysis, up from 2. 5% in February and higher than the 2. 6% expected by economists, suggesting that inflationary headwinds were still building.
Intellectual property investor Tekcapital announced on Friday that its investee Innovative Eyewear, the developer of ChatGPT-enabled smart eyewear under various brands, was launching its ‘Lucyd’ smart frames in 10 selected New Look Vision Group stores across Quebec and at New Look’s online store.
Smart buildings, architectural and design services specialist Aukett Swanke said in an update on Friday that, as outlined in its recent financial statements, it maintained a robust pipeline of interest, although a number of projects had been pushed back.
Analysts at Berenberg raised their target price on bakery chain Greggs from 3,550. 0p to 3,990. 0p on Friday as it noted that customer appeal had broadened as its market share was expanding.
Wall Street futures were in the green ahead of the bell on Friday as market participants looked ahead to some key inflation data later in the session.
Anglo American on Friday rejected an "opportunistic" £31bn bid from rival miner BHP, saying it significantly undervalued the company.
European shares were higher on Friday as strong earnings from tech giants Google and Microsoft overnight boosted sentiment, while Anglo American rebuffed BHP’s mega £31bn offer as “opportunistic”.
Construction materials distributor Brickability said on Friday that its Q4 trading performance continued to reflect "lower levels of demand" for bricks and associated building products seen throughout the first nine months of the year.
More than half a million UK business are fighting for survival, according to an industry research published on Friday, weighed down by the weak economy.
Security technology business Thruvision said on Friday that adjusted underlying losses had widened in FY24 as revenues fell.
Shares in CVC Capital Partners sparked on Friday, as trading got underway in the European private equity firm.
Contract proteomics service Proteome Sciences has secured a contract win from a US biopharmaceutical company using the company's mass spectrometry services for the analysis of samples for an on-going clinical trial.