I think I would rather chase Rachel round the garden !!!! It's so hot down here, and we have a big party this afternoon / evening.... So garden is becoming unrecognisable
I wish he would make his mind up!!!!!!! FTSE loses momentum as sterling recovers
Gains for the pound after Donald Trump struck a more supportive tone for UK PM Theresa May and her Brexit position saw the FTSE limp towards the close on Friday.
Having traded 0.7% higher early on, the index closes out the day up around 0.2% and a fair way short of the highs above 7,700 achieved earlier in the session.
U.S. stocks climbed Friday and posted weekly gains, as a solid start to the corporate earnings season helped investors brush aside fears about a global trade rift. Stocks have shown resilience in recent weeks, even as the U.S. and China have ramped up punitive trade measures on each other that some analysts fear could hurt global growth. The S&P 500 dipped midweek after the White House said it would assess 10% tariffs on an additional $200 billion of Chinese goods—although it then rebounded Thursday as technology shares rallied.