FTSE ends the week on a high

The FTSE 100 index closed up 19 points or 0.4% to 4454 by end of trading in London, while the FTSE 250 index gained 0.8% to 6096 and the FTSE All-Share ended 0.4% up at 2213. Cable & Wireless ended up 4p or 3.14% to 131.5p along with mobile phone operator MMO2 which gained 2p or 2.05% to 99.75p. Insurance giant Aviva closed the day up 14.5p or 2.75% to 542p and British Airways gained 4.5p or 1.78% to 258p. BSkyB also added 13.5p or 2.31% to 598p, but rival terrestrial firm ITV suffered the biggest share price loss of the day, as it ended the day down 1.71p or 2% 115p. Financial ...