London stocks gain, set for strong weekly gains on recovery hopes

(Reuters) - UK stocks rose on Friday and were set for their third straight week of gains as optimism around a post-coronavirus economic recovery drove investors back to riskier assets, while housebuilder Taylor Wimpey jumped on a rebound in bookings.The firm added 3.2% and was among the top gainers on the FTSE 100 after it also said it had seen fewer cancellations in Britain's nine-week lockdown than in the same period last year.The blue-chip FTSE 100 was up 0.9%, with travel stocks surging..