United Kingdom: FTSE 100 Rises on Friday Led by RELX.

The FTSE 100 rose 0.3% on Friday after a 0.7% drop in the previous session, supported by rebounds in AI-sensitive stocks, and defence names. RELX led gains, rising more than 9%, while London Stock Exchange Group added over 0.5% as investors reassessed AI disruption risks. Defence stocks advanced after allies pledged up to $35 billion in military aid to Ukraine, lifting BAE Systems 2% and Rolls-Royce 3.5%. Other risers included AstraZeneca up more than 1% and Unilever around 1.5%. On the downside, Entain fell over 4% after weak guidance from US peer DraftKings, while banks lagged, with NatWest down more than 3% despite strong results and a