British annual consumer price inflation dropped to 6.7% last month

The FTSE 100 index advanced 0.1 per cent, while the broader European STOXX 600 index added 0.6 per cent

FTSE 100 index added 1.8 per cent as the pound slid after the inflation data, which also triggered a rally in the wider..

The DAX index in Germany traded down 0.1%, the FTSE 100 in the U.K. traded 0.1% lower, while the CAC 40 in France added..

The blue-chip FTSE 100 added 0.5 per cent, with Sage Group climbing 5.1 per cent to the top of the index

London stocks increased in early trade on Friday after the US Senate passed a bi-partisan agreement to lift the debt..