FTSE 100 powers higher as who tempers China virus fears.

London's main index surged 1.5 percent on Friday as investor nerves were eased after the World Health Organisation issued a measured assessment of the new coronavirus in China. The FTSE 100 looked set to end a four-day losing streak and record its best day in more than a month. The FTSE 250 firmed 0.9 percent. The new coronavirus has killed 25 people and infected more than 800 so far. While the WHO termed the outbreak "an emergency in China", it refrained from declaring it an epidemic of...