FTSE ends up 0.8 percent as crude price boosts oils

The top share index ended up 0.8 percent on Friday, led by heavyweight oil stocks as crude prices surged to an 11-month high above $76 a barrel and shrugged off better than expected U.S. jobs growth.
The FTSE 100 < .FTSE> closed up 54.9 points, or 0.83 percent at 6,690.1, for a weekly gain of 1.2 [...]

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