Proactive Investors - Good morning and the FTSE 100 is expected to edge higher at the open on Friday
Spread betting companies are calling London’s lead index closed up by around 11 points after closing up 15.58 points at 7,441.72 on Thursday.
US markets were mixed with the Dow rising but S&P 500 and Nasdaq slipping back weighed by further falls in Apple (NASDAQ:AAPL) after report China was considering limiting the usage of iPhones for state employees.
Back in London, and updates from Berkeley and Compuacenter will provide the early while recruitment firms will be in the spotlight after a report showing a slowdown in hiring activity in Augyst.
The KPMG and REC UK report on jobs showed permanent hires fell at the sharpest pace in three years, while temp billings contracted for the first time since July 2020.
We’ll have more on this shortly.