A US lawmaker’s call for a probe into Standard Chartered pressured London-listed financials late in the week.
The FTSE 100 briefly set a fresh intraday high on Friday and looked set for weekly gains, even as defence stocks lagged.
London’s blue-chip index set a record close as defence and financial stocks advanced after UK growth surprised on the upside.
The pound strengthened this week as traders priced Fed easing and reassessed BoE cuts after resilient UK growth.
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