The FTSE 100 index of leading UK company shares finished the week at 6,734.74, closing up 3.31 (+0.05%) on the day and up 13.4 points (+0.20%) over the week.
Speculation about a bid from US telecoms provider AT&T helped boost the value of FTSE 100 heavyweight Vodafone on Friday, which shares up 3.6%.
The index reached a five month high earlier in the week, at 6,819 points.
Societe Generale is predicting a pause in the current stockmarket rally, recommending that investors sell options to buy the index at 7,000 points by December.
Over a year the FTSE 100 has risen from 5,861.90, a rise of 872.84 points or +14.89%.
£1 is worth $1.59280 US or €1.18080 Euros.
Brent Crude Oil Futures is currently priced at $106.06/barrel. Gold is $1,306.75/ounce and Silver is $21.75/ounce.
The UK Bank Rate is 0.5% and CPI inflation was 2.7% for the year to September 2013.
