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(Sharecast News) - London's FTSE 100 was up 0.1% at 10,875.88 in afternoon trade on Friday.
Aviva rallied after saying it expects earnings per share to grow broadly in line with its 11% target this year after general insurance premiums rose 19% to almost £12bn in the first nine months of the year driven by Direct Line and the new home insurance partnership with Nationwide.
General insurance premiums in the UK and Ireland were up 27% to £8.5bn with 54% growth in personal lines, which covers areas such as motor and health, supported by the £3.7bn acquisition of Direct Line and continued growth in intermediated business, Aviva said.
Shell, BP and Ithaca Energy were also in the black as oil prices remained elevated.
Land Securities gained as it reiterated full-year guidance after interim rental income rose by more than expected.
3i Group slid, having gained on Thursday after the private equity investor reported further growth at its largest portfolio company, Action, and announced a fresh £750m share buyback programme.
FTSE 100 - Risers
Centrica (CNA) 160.20p 3.52%
Aviva (AV.) 757.00p 2.57%
Shell (SHEL) 3,730.00p 1.77%
SSE (SSE) 2,725.00p 1.41%
BP (BP.) 575.10p 1.39%
Associated British Foods (ABF) 2,031.00p 1.35%
The Sage Group (SGE) 1,184.50p 1.32%
Land Securities Group (LAND) 702.00p 1.29%
Burberry Group (BRBY) 1,190.50p 1.19%
Ithaca Energy (ITH) 260.40p 1.16%
FTSE 100 - Fallers
3i Group (III) 2,636.00p -2.80%
Vodafone Group (VOD) 116.00p -1.65%
Barratt Redrow (BTRW) 325.50p -1.39%
Weir (WEIR) 2,348.00p -1.26%
Investec (INVP) 634.00p -1.17%
ICG (ICG) 1,859.00p -1.12%
WPP (WPP) 415.20p -1.09%
BT Group (BT.A) 214.30p -1.06%
Rolls-Royce Holdings (RR.) 1,351.00p -0.92%
Scottish Mortgage Inv Trust (SMT) 1,502.00p -0.73%