(Alliance News) – European stocks were mixed heading into Friday afternoon, with London’s FTSE 100 achieving an unspectacular gain as the week draws to a close.
The FTSE 100 index traded up 7.87 points, 0.1%, at 8,747.13. The FTSE 250 was down just 5.07 points, at 20,794.59, and the AIM All-Share was up 4.65 points, 0.6%, at 741.39.
The Cboe UK 100 was up 0.2% at 871.30, the Cboe UK 250 was 0.1% higher at 18,285.07, and the Cboe Small Companies was 0.8% higher at 16,686.26.
In Paris, the CAC 40 fell 0.5%, while Frankfurt’s DAX 40 rose 0.2%.
The yield on the US 10-year Treasury was quoted at 4.53%, narrowing from 4.57% late Thursday. The yield on the US 30-year Treasury was quoted at 5.04%, narrowing from 5.08%.
In New York, the Dow Jones Industrial Average, S&P 500 and Nasdaq Composite are called to open 0.1% lower.
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