Stock prices in London were up at midday, with investors optimistic ahead of a key US inflation reading.
Promising earnings from LVMH late Thursday lifted the luxury retail sector, while support.
Stock prices in London closed up on Friday, as investors predicted and responded positively to a cooling inflation read in the US.
The FTSE 100 index closed up 105.36 points, 1.4%, at 7,635.09. The.
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