Hopes that the credit crunch could ease with next move in interest rates being downwards helped push shares in Punch Taverns up 23.5p to 358.75p on Friday.
Over the week, the shares, which have taken a battering over the past year, rebounded by 40% amid speculation that it could be a takeover target for a private equity firm.
Mitchells & Butlers shares also rallied, as oil price weakness boosted many consumer stocks.
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