UK stocks were lower on Friday, with the FTSE 100 easing from a record high, as the pound recovered ground and investors tread cautiously ahead of a closely watched U.S. jobs report.

FTSE 100 futures are down about 0.3%, after the index rallied to another record high yesterday. The pound is a touch lower for the session, though holding above $1.24. We have Halifax house-price data coming at 7 a.

The FTSE 100 has started the year with a bang, hitting its second all-time high of 2025 on Thursday morning, surging past 8,700 points at the open. It had broken its previous record high just last month,

UK stocks were lower on Friday, with the FTSE 100 easing from a record high, as tariff uncertainty added to investor nerves after data showed weaker-than-expected U.S. jobs growth. The FTSE 100 lost 0.

The FTSE 100 has ended the week in the red, falling back from the record highs set earlier in the week. London’s biggest stock index fell 27 points to finish the day at 8,701, or a 0.3% drop. The export-heavy FTSE was weighed down partly by a recovery in the value of the pound,