周五下午，富时100指数持平，小幅上涨至9316点左右，在美联储主席杰罗姆·鲍威尔在杰克逊霍尔发表演讲之前的谨慎交易中，从疲软的开局中恢复过来。预计鲍威尔将在持续的贸易紧张局势和不确定性中概述他的经济前景，投资者希望9月份能有降息的信号。银行股领涨，渣打银行股价飙升近4%，此前美国司法部在一宗涉及违反制裁指控的长期民事案件中提交了有利文件。其他领先企业包括潘兴广场控股公司、Airtel Africa和Hikma Pharmaceuticals。另一方面，Rightmove、英美资源集团、可口可乐和保诚的亏损最大。下降0.8%至1.1%。本周，该指数预计将上涨近2%。

The FTSE 100 turned flat to slightly higher around 9,316 on Friday afternoon, recovering from a weak start amid cautious trading ahead of Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell’s speech at Jackson Hole. Powell is expected to outline his economic outlook amid ongoing trade tensions and uncertainty, with investors hoping for a signal of a rate cut in September. Banks led the gains, underpinned by a nearly 4% surge in Standard Chartered following a favourable filing from the US Department of Justice in a long-running civil case involving allegations of sanctions breaches. Other top advancers included Pershing Square Holdings, Airtel Africa and Hikma Pharmaceuticals. On the flip side, Rightmove, Anglo American, Coca-Cola and Prudential posted the biggest losses. shedding between 0.8% and 1.1%. For the week, the index was set to advance nearly 2%.