UK's FTSE 100 logs strongest week in six months on defensive-sector rally

Britain's blue-chip stocks had ​their best week in six months, as ​investors flocking to defensive sectors ‌offset a ​rout in AI-linked stocks, while finance minister John Healey's reassurances on fiscal discipline also helped risk appetite.

The export-heavy FTSE 100 ‌closed 0.38% higher at 10,881.90 points, logging a weekly gain of 3.1%, the biggest since early April, while the midcap FTSE 250 gained 0.45%.