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.

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 the pound recovered ground and investors tread cautiously ahead of a closely watched U.S. jobs report. The FTSE 100 lost 0.

The biggest fallers on the FTSE 100 were Diageo, down 92.5p to 2235p, DCC, down 195p to 5300p, Croda, down 103p to 3110p, Spirax, down 175p to 7765p, and Prudential, down 13p to 655p.

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,