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Britain's FTSE 100 rises 0.3% to head for its best week since October
Insurance firm Aviva led Friday's winners with a 2.7% jump after reporting a 19% increase in premium sales between January and September. Sofa retailer DFS Furniture went the other way, falling 4.5% after warning that tight household budgets are dragging down customer spending. City traders now see a greater than 82% chance that the Bank of England will raise interest rates again next month.
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