U.K. stocks flirt with two-week high By: MarketWatch October 11, 2013 at 07:03 AM EDT The FTSE 100 index heads for its first weekly gain in three weeks on signs U.S. lawmakers are making progress in solving the budget and debt-ceiling stalemate. Read More >> Related Stocks: Barclays Plc ADR Bhp Billiton Ltd ADR Glencore Plc HSBC Holdings Plc ADR Lloyds Banking Group Plc ADR Rio Tinto Plc ADR