London stocks were set to nudge lower at the open on Friday as investors digest the latest house price and retail industry data.

London stocks rose in early trade on Friday as investors digested the latest house price and retail industry data and looked ahead to the US non-farm payrolls report.

UK retail footfall declined in October, industry data showed on Friday, reversing much of September’s surprise uplift.

London stocks had extended gains by midday on Friday as investors digested a raft of UK data releases and looked ahead to the US non-farm payrolls report.

HONG KONG : Hong Kong's September retail sales fell 6.9 per cent from a year earlier, reflecting the continued impact of a change in consumption patterns, government data showed on Friday.Sales fell to HK$29.57 billion ($3.80 billion) in a seventh consecutive month of decline after a revised 10.0 per cent