British blue chips climb for third straight week amid merger activity and rate cut hopes
London’s top index rose on Friday as corporate takeovers and rate cut hopes outweighed AI concerns. Defense stocks also gained ahead of a security summit.
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GB's FTSE 100 index recorded a third consecutive weekly gain on February 13, 2026, as the market benefited from a combination of corporate takeover activity and rising expectations for monetary policy easing. The blue-chip index rose 0.4% over the week, finishing the period hovering just below its record highs. This positive performance helped to offset global concerns regarding the potential for disruption from a recent burst of new artificial intelligence tools/models, which had contributed to a broader market selloff earlier in the week.
GB's FTSE 100 index recorded a third consecutive weekly gain on February 13, 2026, as the market benefited from a combination of corporate takeover activity and rising expectations for monetary policy easing. The blue-chip index rose 0.4% over the week, finishing the period hovering just below its record highs. This positive performance helped to offset global concerns regarding the potential for disruption from a recent burst of new artificial intelligence tools/models, which had contributed to a broader market selloff earlier in the week.The gains were supported by investor pricing of Bank of England policy, with many market participants anticipating a shift toward easing. This economic backdrop was shaped by the actions and commentary of key figures, including the central bank’s Huw Pill, as well as the fiscal and economic positioning of Chancellor Rachel Reeves and Prime Minister Keir Starmer. While the release of new AI tools had previously unsettled markets in the United States 
US and elsewhere, the focus in London remained on domestic corporate developments and the interest rate outlook.
US and elsewhere, the focus in London remained on domestic corporate developments and the interest rate outlook.
