(Reuters) - Britain's top share index rose on Friday, with Barclays leading and oil stocks benefiting from higher crude prices, while an upbeat U.S. session overnight also helped sentiment.
Barclays topped the FTSE 100 index with 1.2 percent gains on talk it is pulling out of its proposed merger with Dutch rival ABN AMRO and that JP Morgan is interested in bidding for the UK bank, traders said.
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