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The FTSE 100 ended almost 40 points higher overall on the week by Friday's end, helped by fresh optimism on a Syrian crisis US-Russian deal. The FTSE 100 finished the day at 6,583. Calgon and Clearasil maker Reckitt Benckiser was the day's biggest climber, up +2.29% to 4554p.

Overnight, the Nikkei 225 climbs +0.12% to 14,404. %VIRTUAL-SkimlinksPromo%

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