FTSE 100 Index, British benchmark stock market gauge, Friday rose by 0.32 percent, or 22.57 points, to 7,142.83 points.

Share price of Coca-Cola HBC increased by 2.19 percent, topped the gainers of the blue chips. London Stock Exchange Group, Hikma Pharmaceuticals, TUI and Standard Chartered increased by 2.07 percent, 1.94 percent, 1.84 percent and 1.81 percent, respectively.

Rolls-Royce Holdings led the top losers of the blue chips with a share price drop of 1.47 percent, following by BT Group (1.09 percent), DCC (0.90 percent), United Utilities Group (0.72 percent) and Severn Trent (0.67 percent).