The FTSE 100 ended the week up 181. 1 points, or 2. 15%, closing at 8,596. 35 on Friday.
All eyes over the coming week will be on the Bank of England as rate-setters meet to decide on monetary policy.
Investors' focus over the coming week will be on the US jobs market.
Investors' attention over the coming week will be on developments on the geopolitical front, including a meeting between Iranian and US negotiators at the weekend.
The FTSE 100 ended the Good Friday-truncated week up 362. 41 points, or 4. 58%, closing at 8,275. 66 on Thursday.
Investors' focus over the coming holiday-shortened trading week will, inevitably, continue to be on the headlines around the ongoing trade and geopolitical tensions globally.
The FTSE 100 ended the week down 90. 8 points, or 1. 13%, closing at 7,964. 18 on Friday.
Investors' focus over the coming week will be on whether the recent start of a market meltdown abates, or not, and financial stability concerns that might arise as a result.
The FTSE 100 ended the week down 603. 87 points, or 6. 97%, closing at 8,054. 98 on Friday.
The FTSE 100 ended the week up 12. 06 points, or 0. 14%, closing at 8,658. 85 on Friday.
Investors may get caught on the hop if they focus on the 2 April announcement of trade tariffs by the US administration, Bank of America says.
Geopolitics will continue to be front and centre on investors' minds over the coming week, as negotiators from the US, Ukraine and Russia meet in Saudi Arabia.
The FTSE 100 ended the week up 14. 46 points, or 0. 17%, closing at 8,646. 79 on Friday.
All eyes over the coming week will on the attempts to broker a ceasefire in the war in Ukraine.
Investors' focus over the coming week will be on the latest inflation readings due out in China and the US - geopolitics permitting.
Investors' focus over the coming week will be squarely on geopolitics, above all regarding diplomatic efforts aimed at clinching a ceasefire and eventual peace agreement in Ukraine.
The FTSE 100 ended the week up 150. 37 points, or 1. 74%, closing at 8,809. 74 on Friday.
All eyes over the coming week will be on the result of the German elections due to be held at the weekend.
The FTSE 100 ended the week down 73. 09 points, or 0. 84%, closing at 8,659. 37 on Friday.
The FTSE 100 ended the week up 31. 93 points, or 0. 37%, closing at 8,732. 46 on Friday.