UK stocks open higher ahead of US inflation and industrial goods figures
London opened positively on a half-day pre-Christmas trading session Friday, despite a negative lead from the US and Asia.A stronger-than-expected estimate of US economic growth on Thursday has increased worries that interest rates will be high for longer.The FTSE 100 index opened up 13.26 points, 0.2% at 7,482.54 on Friday. The FTSE 250 was up 9.20 points at 18,771.27, and the AIM All-Share was u