London's FTSE 100 was on track for its first weekly setback in five on Friday, as miners retreated alongside a dip in copper prices, though software and data companies rebounded after the report of a large deal in the sector.
The blue-chip FTSE 100 (.FTSE) dipped 0.1% to 10,765.30 points by 1009 GMT, on track for its first weekly decline since early July. The midcap FTSE 250 (.FTMC) edged up 0.1% to 24,860.50 points, set to end the week largely flat.
