FTSE inches higher after ‘lacklustre’ session as pound bounces
The FTSE 100 spent most of Friday in the red but finished marginally higher after positivity in the US offset a largely “lacklustre” day of trading, while the pound hit a 12-week high.
Flash PMI economic figures in the US showed a 50.7 reading for November, highlighting improved business activity, which boosted the key stateside indices.
