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* FTSE 100, FTSE 250 up 0.4%
* Banks, miners best blue-chip gainers in early deals
* Primark-owner ABF top gainer on main index
* Bluechips on course for worst week in 2 months
Dec 6 (Reuters) - UK blue-chips gained on Friday, bouncing
back from a near two-month low in the previous session, on
optimism over signs of progress in U.S.-China trade talks.
The FTSE 100 .FTSE rose 0.4% by 0808 GMT, with
trade-sensitive financials and miners leading the recovery. The
FTSE 250 midcap index .FTMC was also trading up 0.4%.
U.S. President Donald Trump's comments that the trade talks
were "moving right along" and China's decision to waive imports
tariffs for some soybeans and pork from the United States helped
lift sentiment as a torrid week drew to a close. Among stock moves, Primark-owner Associated British Foods
ABF.L topped the main board with a 2% rise after it maintained
its earnings target with anticipated progress in its sugar and
grocery businesses.