The FTSE 100 is seen opening 18 points lower on Friday, adding to the previous session's sharp falls as investor anxiety mounted ahead of key U.S. jobs data. Skip related content
The blue-chip index is seen opening down 0.3 percent by financial bookmakers after it fell 2.2 percent to close at 5,139.31, its lowest since November 5 on Thursday.
Miners will once again be under pressure as metal prices slide, while banks which suffered heavy losses the previous session will also likely be on the back foot as they tend to suffer in bouts of risk aversion.
U.S. non-farm payrolls data released at 1330 GMT (1:30 p.m. British time) will be the key focus for the day with a Reuters poll predicting a 5,000 increase in the number of jobs.
Investors will watch PPI data released at 9:30 a.m. for more clues on how fast the British economy is recovering from recession.
UK stocks to watch on Friday are:
BRITISH AIRWAYS
The airline releases its third quarter results.
BG GROUP
The energy firm releases its Q4 trading update.
BELLWAY
The company releases a trading update.
(Reporting by Simon Falush)
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