Proactive Investors - The FTSE 100 is expected to open higher on Friday, building on Thursday’s strong progress, after further strong gains in the US.
Spread betting companies are calling London’s lead index by around 26 points after closing up 104.10 points at 7,446.53.
Equities have been boosted by perceptions interest rates have peaked following decisions by the Bank of England and Federal Reserve to leave interest rates unchanged, which lifted shares as bond yields fell.
In New York on Thursday, the Dow Jones Industrial Average jumped 1.7%, the S&P 500 leapt 1.9% and the Nasdaq Composite surged 1.8%.
How far this rally extends could depend on US non-farm payrolls today.
A Bloomberg-compiled consensus said the US economy is expected to have added 180,000 new non-farm jobs, the unemployment rate is seen steady at around 3.8% and wages growth may have slowed from 4.2% to 4% on an annual basis.
Back in London, and after a hectic week of corporate news, the diary looks thin.
In economic news, a service sector PMI reading is due at 09:30 GMT.