India, June 6 -- U.K. stocks are largely subdued Friday morning with investors looking for directional clues and refraining from making significant moves. The focus is on the progress of trade negotiations between U.S. and China, and the upcoming U.S. non-farm payrolls data.
The benchmark FTSE 100, which advanced to 8,833.51 earlier, was up 9.44 points or 0.11% at 8,820.48 nearly an hour before noon.
3i Group, Phoenix Group Holdings, Entain, Persimmon, SSE, Fresnillo, Standard Chartered, Prudential, Barratt Redrow, Marks & Spencer and Taylor Wimpey are up 1 to 1.7%.
HSBC Holdings is gaining about 0.5%. The lender has announced that Sir Mark Tucker will step down as Chairman of the Board of Directors and member of the Board on 30 Septembe...