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Imperial Brands PLC shares rose 1.84% to GBP26.62 Friday, on what proved to be an all-around positive trading session for the stock market, with the FTSE 100 Index rising 1.06% to 10,552.05.

Imperial Brands PLC closed 26.71% short of its 52-week high of GBP36.32, which the company achieved on December 19th.

Trading volume totaled 1.4 million, compared to the 50-day average of 2.8 million.

Data source: Dow Jones Market Data, FactSet