British stocks closed higher on Friday, driven by gains in defence and mining shares, ending a choppy week filled with uncertainty around U.S. tariffs. The benchmark FTSE 100 gained 1.1%, set for its best day in over one month.

The rise came after a summit in London where the UK and France announced a ‘coalition of the willing’ in an effort to secure peace in Ukraine.

New York’s top index, the S&P 500, was making strides after markets opened, reversing some of the heavy losses from recent days.