Investing.com - U.K. stocks edge higher Friday as the pound slumped on election jitters.
The FTSE 100 was up 0.09% at 04:45 ET above 7,500 points as blue-chip index hits fresh intraday record highs.
Trading was muted ahead of the long bank holiday weekend.
The pound was off 0.56% at $1.2870 as a poll showed the Tories' lead in run-up to June 8 general election narrowed.
Campaigning for the election resumes after deadly Manchester terrorist attack.
Sterling was off 0.68% at €1.1465 at two-month lows against the single currency.
The pound had dipped Thursday after U.K. Q1 GDP growth was revised downwards.
The yield on the 10-year gilt eases to 1.03% mark.
(LON:Informa) up 4.23% at 679.00 as CEO of publisher upbeat on full-year targets.