Growth jitters hurt stocks ahead of US jobs data
European stocks traded lower at midday on Friday as weak US data sparked concerns that growth in the world's largest economy could be slowing.The FTSE 100 index was down 34.90 points, 0.4%, at 8,248.46. The FTSE 250 was 358.17 points, 1.7%, at 21,101.06, and the AIM All-Share was down 5.27 points, 0.7%, at 777.81.The Cboe UK 100 was down 0.4%, the Cboe UK 250 was down 1.2% at 18,461.00, and the Cb