FTSE 100 gains on defensive rally, ends week lower on virus worries
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(Reuters) - A rally in consumer stocks and a battered pound helped London's FTSE 100 outperform world stocks at the end of a choppy week on Friday as investors weighed optimism about a revival in business activity against a surge in global coronavirus infections.Broader Europe and Wall Street were firmly in the red on fears of further restrictions to business activity which could cast a pall on hopes of any economic recovery.London's blue-chip FTSE 100 closed up 0.2% but a defensive rally..