Updates from AMEC and AstraZeneca

The FTSE 100 was up 75 points on Friday at 6,411. Prudential was the biggest climber, up +5.47% while Aberdeen Asset Management saw the biggest dip, down -1.68%. The week ended with strong rallies from most bourses with the Dow Jones climbing +1.38% to 15,248.

Overnight, Asian stocks continued the bounce with the Nikkei soaring +4.94% to 13,514. %VIRTUAL-SkimlinksPromo%