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UK stocks opened higher on Friday, led by a rally in the housebuilding sector.
At 0851, the benchmark FTSE 100 index was up 11.78 points, or 0.2%, at 7.414.11.
Berkley, Taylor Wimpey, Barratt Developments and Persimmon rose 3.2%, 2.8%, 2.2% and 2.2%, respectively.
Retirement home developer McCarthy & Stone gained 2.7% as it welcomed news that the UK government had exempted the sector from a regulatory rent cap.
Infrastructure group John Laing fell 1.2% on warning that a mixed operational performance from some of its renewable energy assets could weigh on its first-half earnings.
Renewables Infrastructure Group was broadly flat after it made two onshore wind investments in France, for an undisclosed sum.
Woodford Patient Capital Trust gained 3.2% after the fund vowed to cut debt and said it wold considering a share buyback to lift its market value.
Video game developer Codemasters firmed 2.5% as it confirmed the release of car racing video game F1 2019.
Professional services company Norman Broadbent dropped 5.0% after it booked a full-year loss, as rising revenue was more than offset by higher operating expenses and financing costs.
West African focused gold miner Avocet Mining slumped 11% after it decided to place itself into voluntary liquidation.
Advanced materials company Versarien jumped 9.5% on news that it had secured its first graphene order from a US based company operating in the oil and gas exploration sector.
Marketing company Mporium shed 1.1% as its annual losses doubled on a more than halving of revenue.