London stocks edged lower in early trade on Wednesday as investors mulled the latest stimulus measures announced by China and mixed reactions to results from Microsoft and Google owner Alphabet overnight.
UK stocks were putting in a decent performance on Friday, bucking the negative trend seen across Europe, with decent gains in the heavyweight financial and mining sectors providing a lift.
London's FTSE 100 had come off earlier highs to settle flat by Friday's close, in an underwhelming finish to a busy week full of interest-rate decisions and cautious comments from policymakers.