(12PressRelease.com) European stock markets were lower Friday after the U.S. Labor Department said only 103,000 jobs were created in the economy of the United States in December, well below the expected number of 150,000, but he also said that unemployment fell to 9.4 percent during the last months of 2010.
Fall also came after the miners fell on lower metal prices during the week that copper prices fell on fears that China would tighten monetary policy again, cutting demand for metals used in construction and manufacturing.
The FTSE 100 was 0.58 percent lower to 5,984.33, while London‘s FTSE 250 fell 0.36 percent to 11,674.3.
The chip maker ARM Holdings (LSE: ARM) declined from 4.41 percent to lead the reduction of 100 after gains earlier in the week after Microsoft (NAS: MSFT) has confirmed reports that a new version of its Windows operating system can run for ARM designed chip, while the least efficient of the 250 were from the energy sector, where JKX Oil & Gas (LSE: JKX) was down 10.55 percent for lead the decline in a mixed.
Lower prices of copper and other metals to send more minor lower, led by a decline of 4.73 percent of Kenmare Resources (LSE: KMR), while only two components of the sector reported profits Talvivaara Mining Company (LSE: Talve ) added 1.27 percent and Aquarius Platinum (LSE: AQP) rose 0.36 percent.
Smith & Nephew (LSE: SN) fell 1.89 percent after UBS cut its rating on the medical device maker to “buy†to “neutral.â€
Airlines were higher in London as EasyJet (LSE: EZJ) added 4.18 percent as the best performer in a generally lower travel and entertainment after announcing the number of passengers it carries is up 7.9 percent last year, while British Airways (LSE: BAY) rose 1.6 percent.
also increases the travel and leisure hotels and pubs operator was Whitbread (LSE: WTB), which was 1.67 percent.
Most retailers such gains, led by JD Sports Fashion (LSE: JD), which added 3.41 percent, while car dealer Inchcape (LSE: INCH) increased by 2.92 percent.
The best results at 100 engineering group GKN Automotive and Aerospace (LSE: GKN) with a gain of 4.41 percent, while further progress in the 250 were made by asset managers and HR Asset Management ( LSE: FCAM), which rose 4.5 percent.
FTSE Euro First 300 was down 0.23 per cent to 1,144.58 while the Dax fell 0.48 percent to 6,947.84, the CAC-40 was 0.99 percent lower to 3,865.58 and the goat fell 1.46 percent to 9,560.7.
Most markets in the Asia-Pacific region were lower than Friday commodities fell.
There were no winners of years, however, including markets in Japan, where the Nikkei 225 index rose 0.11 percent to 10.541, while the Topix index ended its best first week of the year in fifteen years with a gain of 0.21 percent to 926.42 and the Mothers market was 0.88 percent, to 449.56.
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