Get all your news in one place.
100’s of premium titles.
One app.
Start reading
Evening Standard
Evening Standard
Business
City Staff

FTSE 100 Live: Shares higher, pound up on US jobs report, WPP slides as tech slowdown hits profits

WPP shares have fallen sharply after the advertising and marketing group revealed delays in spending by tech sector clients.

A difficult week for global markets is ending with the FTSE 100 broadly flat ahead of this afternoon’s US non-farm payrolls report.

Wall Street has been cheered by updates by Amazon and gambling giant DraftKings, with both poised for big share prices gains later today.

Sign up to read this article
Read news from 100’s of titles, curated specifically for you.
Already a member? Sign in here
Related Stories
Top stories on inkl right now
One subscription that gives you access to news from hundreds of sites
Already a member? Sign in here
Our Picks
Fourteen days free
Download the app
One app. One membership.
100+ trusted global sources.