FTSE ends week on a high

London’s leading shares index finished the week on a high after bullish comments from analysts helped lift some of the gloom over the banking sector.

The FTSE 100 Index rose 27.6 points to 5772.2, with Lloyds Banking Group among the biggest risers after Investec said the part-nationalised business was on the mend. Shares were up 3%, or 0.8p at 30.1p.