Stocks in London are set to open higher on Friday, as investors brace themselves for a day of purchase managers index readings.
IG says futures indicate the FTSE 100 to open up 66.54 points, 0.9%,.
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The FTSE 100 in London closed up on Thursday, but share prices were firmly down in the FTSE 250, while European equities were buoyed by cooling inflation in the eurozone.
Meanwhile, US equities were.
Macroeconomic issues take centre stage on Friday, though the big US jobs report that normally comes on the first Friday of the month is coming a week later.