UK'S FTSE 100 LOGS BIGGEST WEEKLY GAIN IN 5 WEEKS

Britain's benchmark FTSE 100 inched higher on Friday as gains in energy stocks were capped by losses in miners, while both indexes clocked gains for the holiday-shortened week.

The blue-chip FTSE 100 was up 0.2%, for a 0.7% weekly gain, its best in five weeks. The midcap FTSE 250 was down 0.4%, but clocked a weekly gain, of 0.6%, for the first time in three weeks.

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