UK stocks erased earlier losses and tipped into positive territory on Friday afternoon despite US non-farm payrolls data showing the weakest gain since the recovery in jobs began in May with 0.66 million new jobs created last month compared with 1.5 million in August.The FTSE 100 closed 0.4% higher at 5,902.CORPORATE NEWSLogistics company Wincanton (WIN) rallied 5% to 223p as it stuck by its...

UK stocks traded lower at midday on Friday following weaker European markets as risk aversion was the order of the day amid rising volatility after news that Donald Trump tested positive for Covid-19, adding an extra element of political uncertainty in the US just a month before the presidential election.At 12:00, the benchmark FTSE 100 index was down 0.8%, at 5,835 points.Trump, 74, and first...