Stock Market LIVE Updates | UK's FTSE 100 muted as investors assess data-heavy week; Vodafone jumps 

The UK's FTSE 100 index was flat on Friday, as investors tracked global downbeat sentiment, with sticky U.S. inflation weighing on hopes of Federal Reserve's interest rate cuts, while Vodafone shares jumped after the telecoms major sold its Italian arm.

The exporter-heavy FTSE 100 was flat at 7,740.22 by 0914 GMT.