FTSE enjoys best day since July; mid-caps gain for fourth week
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(Reuters) - London's FTSE 100 surged more than 1% on Friday after two days of selling, as investors turned cautiously optimistic about a Sino-U.S. trade deal and exporter stocks rose after the pound weakened on downbeat U.K. Purchasing Managers' Indexes (PMI) data.The main index was powered on its best day since late July by trade-sensitive scrips including HSBC and miners and further bolstered by internationally-exposed firms such as Unilever and Diageo .The FTSE 250 added 0.6%, though..