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Both FTSE 100, FTSE 250 post weekly decline

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IAG and Rightmove ( RTMVF ) lead earnings-driven losses

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Reeves plans income tax raise in UK budget, the Times

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(Updates with closing prices)

Nov 7 (Reuters) - London stocks fell on Friday, with IAG

among the biggest drags, capping a volatile week dominated by a

flurry of corporate earnings and the Bank of England's interest

rate decision.

The blue-chip FTSE 100 index finished 0.6% lower

for the day, recording 0.4% losses for the week.

Similarly, the midcap index lost 0.6% on Friday,

culminating in a 1.9% weekly decline.

Travel and leisure stocks declined 3.1%, with

IAG tumbling 11.6% and marking its steepest single-day

fall since 2021, after the British Airways owner flagged

weakness in the U.S. market.

Rightmove ( RTMVF ) shares plunged 12.5% to their lowest since

late 2023 as Britain's biggest property portal warned of slower

profit growth next year. The broader real estate sector

lost 1%.

Heavyweight banks added to the market's woes,

shedding 1.2%. HSBC ( HSBC ) and Barclays ( BCS ) fell about 1%

each.

On the bright side, ITV jumped 16.6% as the

broadcaster said it is in preliminary talks with Comcast ( CMCSA )-owned

pay-TV company Sky over a 1.6 billion pound ($2.15

billion) sale of its television business.

Earlier this week, the Bank of England kept its main

lending rate steady at 4%. The British pound, which had

been trading at multi-month lows, gained some ground following

the central bank's decision, rising 0.2% on Friday and

positioning for modest weekly gains.

However, major brokerages including Morgan Stanley and

Citigroup expect the central bank to deliver a rate cut in its

December meeting.

Despite the week's setback, the FTSE 100 remains among

Europe's top-performing indexes. Global equities ran into

turbulence this week as concerns over valuations of technology

stocks and dimming chances of a Federal Reserve interest rate

cut in December hit sentiment.

Back in the UK, the Times reported that Finance Minister

Rachel Reeves has told the country's budget watchdog that a rise

in personal taxation is among the "major measures" she is

preparing to announce in her November 26 budget.

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