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By Khushi Singh and Lisa Pauline Mattackal
(Reuters) -London-listed stocks were little changed at the close on Friday, paring some earlier declines after a strong U.S. jobs report, but ending the week in the red as investors eyed rising conflict in the Middle East.
The blue-chip FTSE 100 was flat, while the mid-cap FTSE 250 jumped 0.8% higher. Both indexes, however, notched weekly declines.
The blue-chip FTSE 100 dipped 0.5% for the week, while the midcap index lost 1.6%.
Stocks pared some losses after a closely watched U.S. labor market report showed the world’s largest economy added far more jobs than expected in September, quelling some concerns about the outlook for global growth and demand.
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