(Alliance News) – The FTSE 100 faded into the close on Friday, ending little changed, as US markets fell amid soft economic data.
The FTSE 100 index closed down just 3.60 points at 8,659.37. The FTSE 250 ended up just 1.12 points at 20,613.89, while the AIM All-Share closed up 1.48 points, 0.2%, at 718.02.
For the week, the FTSE 100 was down 0.8%, the FTSE 250 was down 1.4% and the AIM All-Share was down 1.2%.
The Cboe UK 100 ended down slightly at 867.06, the Cboe UK 250 closed up 0.1% at 17,945.03, while the Cboe Small Companies fell 0.3% at 15,841.59.
In European equities on Friday, the CAC 40 in Paris ended up 0.4%, while the DAX 40 in Frankfurt fell 0.1%.
US financial markets were lower at the time of the London close. The DJIA was down 0.8%, the S&P 500 was 0.5% lower, and the Nasdaq Composite declined 0.6%.
US markets were knocked by several downbeat economic releases, including a drop in consumer sentiment and a fall in…
