FTSE 100 Live: Blue-chips set to open higher as soft US inflation cools rate rise bets

Ahead of the open London's blue chips are tipped to open around 27 points higher on Friday, riding a wave of overnight optimism. The tone was set on Wall Street, where the S&P 500 closed at a record and the Nasdaq hit a two-month high. The trigger was July's producer price index, a...