UK stocks rally as Brexit deal hopes grow; mid-caps soar 2%
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(Reuters) - Britain's mid-cap index surged nearly 2% on Friday as hopes grew that a Brexit deal may be clinched by the end of the month, while a rally in blue-chip financial stocks and housebuilders helped the FTSE 100 reverse earlier losses.The FTSE 250 jumped 1.9% and was on course for its best day since January by 0953 GMT. The Dublin bourse , often considered a barometer of Brexit sentiment, surged 2.1% to its highest since July.The JP Morgan index that follows UK-listed companies making..