London's FTSE 100 fell further on Friday morning, opening the day 10 points lower.
Sentiment appeared to remain subdued as concerns grew of a response by Israel to strikes by Iran earlier in the week, which in turn sent oil prices closer to US$80 a barrel.
Wetherspoons dealt some positive news however, reporting full-year sales surpassed £2 billion for the first time and aided a jump in profit which saw shares move higher on Friday.
Watches of Switzerland also gained early on, after announcing it had bought specialist luxury watch website Hodinkee for an undisclosed sum.
And finally, Britain’s carbon capture sector received a boost as government ministers firmed up plans overnight to pour £22 billion into the industry over the coming decades.