London stock market up at open (AFP)

AFP – The London stock market rose 0.15 percent to 4,232.50 points when trading began on Friday.

Stocks end short session with 5th straight gain (AP)
AP – Wall Street climbed again Friday, wrapping up its biggest five-day rally in more than 75 years, even as investors digested signs of a bleak holiday season for retailers and fears that a flurry of reports next week will show more economic distress.