FTSE 100 down 44 points at 7,403 UK service sector contracts for third month in a row US non-farm payrolls weaker-than-expected 3:35pm: Jim Ratcliffe to.
FTSE 100 down 29 points at 7,418 UK service sector contracts for third month in a row US non-farm payrolls weaker-than-expected 4.45pm: FTSE closes below.
Airlines operating out of the Republic of Cyprus reportedly have denied rumors that they could be going under, following trouble with Romanian Blue Air and a Bloomberg report warning about the island’s two carriers
Australian shares are up 0.2pc; lithium stocks rally on broker upgrades; Australia’s current account surplus rises to $18.3b; Turquoise Hill recommends Rio offer; RBA ahead. Follow updates here.