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Britain's FTSE hits record highs, extends historic winning streak

Fri, 13th Jan 2017 16:54

* FTSE 100 touches new record, sets 14th day of gains

* Pharmaceuticals rebound after Trump scare

* Housebuilders top the index

* ITV buoyed by broker optimism (Adds details and updates prices at close)

By Kit Rees and Helen Reid

LONDON, Jan 13 (Reuters) - Britain's blue-chip share indexreached record highs on Friday, extending its historic winningstreak to a 14th straight day of gains.

The index's longest winning run since its inception in 1984has also been notable for the relatively modest daily gains.After touching an all-time record high of 7,338.49 points, itended the session at a record closing level of 7,337.81 points,up 0.6 percent.

"There are people who want to say this is the moment it'sgoing to turn around, but each day they get proven wrong," IGmarket analyst Josh Mahony said.

He added that a likely further devaluation of the pound inthe next months would support the index higher. "But the gainsare not exuberant."

Brokers pushed broadcaster ITV towards the top ofthe FTSE. Goldman Sachs added the stock to its conviction list,saying it is a likely M&A target. The broadcaster was also oneof JPMorgan's top picks in the European media sector.

House-builders also helped the FTSE rally, with houseimprovement company Kingfisher marking its best daily gain sinceSeptember. Barratt Development led sectoral gains.Persimmon and Taylor Wimpey also gained 1.4percent and 0.9 percent respectively.

"If you want to sleep at night, you'd probably buy aPersimmon or Taylor Wimpey. If you want a bit more rock androll, you might buy a Redrow or a Bovis," Jefferiesanalyst Anthony Coding said.

Pharmaceuticals were buoying the index, rebounding afterbeing weighed down on Thursday by U.S. President-elect DonaldTrump's criticism of high drug prices, and after a meeting ofexecutives of companies including Britain's Shire todiscuss caps on price increases.

Shares in Shire were up 2.3 percent, and peers AstraZeneca and Hikma also gained, up 2 and 1.2 percent.

Rolls Royce dragged on the index, down more than 2percent, while precious metals miners Randgold Resources and Polymetal International Fresnillo lost around 1.4percent, tracking the price of gold, which was down from a7-week high.

Building materials supplier SIG surged to the top of themid-cap index, up 16.1 percent after it reported higherfull-year sales. Its shares marked their biggest one-day gainsince March 2009. Blue chip Travis Perkins was up 3percent, and peer Grafton also gained 8.4 percent. (Reporting by Kit Rees and Helen Reid; Editing by AngusMacSwan)

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