FTSE 100 down 35 points at 7,411 UK service sector contracts for third month in a row US non-farm payrolls weaker-than-expected 2:57pm: Weak oil price drags.
Stock prices in London were mixed at midday Friday, as investors eye the big economic event of the day, which is the US employment report.
The FTSE 100 index was down 4.58 points, 0.1%, at 7,441.95..
Stock prices in London opened on the up on Friday, looking set to round off a positive week on the up, though a red-hot US jobs report could keep a lid on gains.
The FTSE 100 index opened up 22.72.
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