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UK's FTSE 100 rises on healthcare, energy boost; set for firm weekly gains

By Reuters News

Nov 13 (Reuters) - Britain's FTSE 100 .FTSE rose on Friday, with healthcare and energy-related companies providing the biggest boosts, keeping the blue-chip index on track for its best weekly showing in about a month.

The index gained 0.3% to 10,891.1 points by 1104 GMT, while the midcap FTSE 250 .FTMC slipped 0.3%.

  • Both benchmarks, however, were headed for firm weekly gains, with the FTSE 100 set for its best week since mid-October

  • Aviva AV.L rose 2.7% to lead FTSE 100 gainers after posting a 19% rise in general insurance premiums for the first nine months of 2026

  • Oil majors BP BP.L and Shell SHEL.L gained about 1% each and were among the biggest boosts to the index

  • Healthcare heavyweights AstraZeneca AZN.L and GSK GSK.L also nudged higher, offering support to the main index

  • Precious metal miners .FTNMX551030 extended losses from the previous session, slipping 0.6% and set for an over 6% fall for the week, tracking recent weakness in gold prices

  • Aerospace and defence-related stocks were among the losers, with Rolls-Royce RR.L, Weir Group WEIR.L and Babcock International BAB.L down between 0.9% and 1.6%

  • DFS Furniture DFSD.L dropped 4.5% after the sofa retailer warned that the upholstery market had softened further, hit by strained household finances and weaker consumer confidence

  • Investors will look out for a US producer prices reading due later in the day for clues on the Federal Reserve's interest rate path

  • The domestic data calendar is packed next week, with inflation readings and a jobs report expected

  • After the Bank of England increased its main lending rate earlier this month, traders are pricing in an over 82% chance of another 25-basis-point hike next month, according to data compiled by LSEG

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