FTSE 100 outperforms after afternoon fightback
London's FTSE 100 ended largely flat on Friday, after an afternoon recovery ensured it outperformed European peers, which continued to struggle amid tariff worries.The dollar faded after softer-than-anticipated US nonfarm payrolls, meanwhile.The FTSE 100 index closed down just 2.96 points at 8,679.88. The FTSE 250 fell 29.95 points, 0.2%, at 20,129.12, and the AIM All-Share rose 1.77 points, 0.3%,