India, Feb. 14 -- U.K. stocks are slightly weak on Friday, extending losses from the previous session, as investors continue to react to quarterly earnings updates and assess the impact of U.S. government's tariffs on its major trading partners.
The benchmark FTSE 100, moving in a tight range, is down 20.95 points or about 0.25% at 8,743.77.
NatWest Group shares are down 2% despite the lender posting higher earnings and issuing strong revenue guidance. The bank posted a profit of 4.519 billion pounds or 53.1 pence per share in fiscal year 2024, up from 4.394 billion pounds or 47.7 pence per share in the prior year.
Net interest income for the year was 11.28 billion pounds compared to 11.05 billion pounds in the previous year. Non-interes...