Banks lift U.K. stocks after upgrade By: MarketWatch May 17, 2013 at 05:37 AM EDT U.K.’s benchmark advances on Friday, with banks rising after a broker upgrade, offsetting weakness in food and tobacco stocks, which decline after downgrades. Read More >> Related Stocks: BAT Barclays Plc ADR Lloyds Banking Group Plc ADR Royal Bank Scotland Group Plc Unilever Plc ADR