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The FTSE 100 is expected to open around 41 points higher, shrugging off a bond selloff that has rattled markets elsewhere.
The US 10-year Treasury yield hovered at 5.19% after hitting a 19-year high on Thursday, while the 30-year reached its highest since 2004.
Asian stocks mostly slipped, with Hong Kong's Hang Seng down nearly 2%, though Tokyo's Nikkei rose 1.3%.
Brent crude eased after jumping more than 3% on Thursday following a Houthi missile attack on Saudi Arabia.
Reports of a possible US-Iran deal to reopen the Strait of Hormuz cooled prices.
Traders now price a 70% chance of a Federal Reserve rate rise in October, up from about 53% earlier in the week.
Investors are also weighing Thursday's Trump-Xi talks at the White House.
London, for now, looks happy to ignore the noise.
