FTSE 100 Edges Up on Friday

2025-11-28 08:59 By Agna Gabriel 1 min. read

The FTSE 100 rose on Friday, thanks to gains in energy stocks and miners.

EasyJet (+2.9%) was the top gainer, boosted by a Bernstein upgrade to outperform, citing attractive value and industry tailwinds from limited capacity growth.

On the other hand, Whitbread sank 11% after a double downgrade to underperform by Bernstein, while Burberry fell 2.8% after JPMorgan cut it to underweight, warning that market expectations for improvement may be too optimistic.

On the data front, UK car production dropped 23.8% year-on-year in October after a cyberattack halted Jaguar Land Rover operations for more than two weeks.

For the week, the FTSE 100 iclimbed 1.9%, and for November it is roughly flat, pausing after four straight months of gains.



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