UK Stocks Set to Open Flat

UK stocks were set to open little changed on Friday as investors geared up for a key US jobs report that could influence the rates outlook.

Investors are hopeful that the November jobs report in the US would indicate that interest rate hikes are having the intended effect on the economy, without signaling a possible recession.

Markets also looked ahead to a raft of European economic data, headlined by euro area producer price index data.

FTSE 100 futures were flat in early trade.