The FTSE 100 index had been set to finish the week flat but a 0.6% slide on Friday following disappointing earnings and data from the US and led lower by mining stocks dragged on the overall performance.

The UK benchmark index shed 32.7 points to close at 5,193.2, while the FTSE 250 index lost 59.0 points or 0.6% to 9,246.2. The losses weren’t as marked as in the United States, however, where Wall Street’s benchmark indices had each fallen around 1.0% by the time of the UK close after Bank of America and General Electric both dampened investors’ hopes for a strong earnings season.

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