Pension sales help to lift Aviva
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The UK's biggest insurer unveils better than expected sales figures for the first nine months of the year.
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The FTSE rallied on Friday as buyers returned to the market seeking bargains after Thursday's 150-point fall.
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Mortgage insurers' shares rose on Wednesday as investors saw them benefiting from regulatory moves that will boost their business.
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UK retail sales top market estimates in November, increasing pressure for an interest rate rise.
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London equities made strong gains in opening trade on Tuesday, lifted by improving sentiment in the banking sector and a strong showing for resource stocks.
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The pound has received a boost from higher-than-expected retail sales figures for November.
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Aviva, the biggest insurer in Britain, said Thursday that sales jumped in the first nine months of the year, with strong growth in Europe and the United States offsetting slow progress at home.
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Shares in Sydney-based QBE Insurance Group Ltd shot up 3.4 per cent on Tuesday after it announced a management restructure of its European operations.
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Britain's biggest insurance group said Wednesday that group sales surged by more than a fifth in 2007, boosted by a robust performance overseas.
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The FTSE 100 leading share index accelerated gains Tuesday after the Federal Reserve slashed US interest rates to tackle turmoil across markets, jumping 1.69 percent to 5,672.40 points.
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The S&P 500 index on Thursday rose more than 1 percent as stocks extended gains, helped by optimism about a deal for tax rebates to stimulate the U.S. economy.
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By Charlotte Gill  SENIOR savers can earn more than 6pc before tax following the latest moves from Coventry Building Society and Northern Rock.
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Aviva, the biggest insurance company in Britain, said Wednesday that group sales surged by more than a fifth in 2007, boosted by a robust performance overseas.
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Two of the UK's largest banks will this week boost the financial sector by increasing dividend payments, a report says.
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Photon Dynamics Inc. PHTN.O, shares  rose after the closing bell, when the company raised its  quarterly revenue forecast, citing a higher proportion of sales  of repair systems.
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Interest rates on short-term Treasury bills rose in auction yesterday to the highest levels since April.
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Aviva, the biggest British insurer, said sales of its worldwide life and pensions rose by 7.0 percent to 1.84 billion pounds (2.64 billion euros, 3.37 billion dollars) in the nine months to September, as it looked to further expand operations in Asia.