The FTSE 100 Index closed down 37.60 points at 7,312.72 yesterday with morning gains on the market turning sour by the afternoon following a widespread slump from retail stocks.
The price of oil remained on the front on Friday, adding another 1.5% to leave Brent crude sitting at 48.32 US dollars a barrel.
It marks the sixth session on the bounce that crude prices have climbed, as traders take encouragement that the supply glut could be softening following weaker US oil production.
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