London stocks advanced on Friday as the pound fell following a retail sales reading that boosted expectations of a Bank of England interest rate cut next month, with the blue-chip FTSE 100 hitting all-time highs.

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The UK's FTSE 100 dropped slightly due to declines in banking stocks, overshadowing energy gains. As investors anticipate economic data, domestic FTSE 250 also fell. Rising British yields and investor wariness over the Federal Reserve's actions contributed to market uncertainties.

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The FTSE 100 was up 1.1% as of 1034 GMT, hitting record highs and on track for a fourth straight weekly advance. Retail sales, adjusted for the inclusion of the Black Friday sales at the start of the month,

US stocks were set to rise on Friday as the revival of Federal Reserve policy-easing bets pushed Treasury yields lower.

The FTSE 100 has topped its intraday record high after surging once again on Friday morning. An 83-point gain on Friday morning took the index to a peak of 8,475 and just past its previous all-time intraday record of 8,474, set last May.