US shares closed flat as unemployment figures prompted investors to question the Dow's rally toward a two-month high.
Satellite operator Avanti Communications says that it is set to comfortably exceed its pre-sales target of 25% of capacity of the HYLAS 1 satellite.
South Africa-focused bank Investec will join London's blue chip index next Monday following FTSE's latest quarterly reshuffle.
Welsh Industrial Investment Trust has issued a circular proposing the winding-up of the company.