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The FTSE 100 climbed 48.6 points on Friday to 6,739.9, rising +0.73%. Tullow Oil was the biggest climber as takeover talk from Statoil gained traction, pushing Tullow to 909.50p. Persimmon shares also rebounded strongly, up +6.28% to 1354p.

However the Dow Jones finished slightly down, giving away almost eight points, at 16,437. %VIRTUAL-SkimlinksPromo%