FTSE 100 slips as AstraZeneca and energy shares decline
The FTSE 100 fell 0.1% as AstraZeneca and energy stocks weighed on the index. Gains in Unilever and Pearson limited losses amid thin pre-holiday trading.
The INVESCO FTSE 100 fell 0.1% to 10,363.93 on Friday evening as losses in energy and healthcare outweighed consumer gains. It marks a third consecutive weekly decline for the blue-chip index following mixed corporate earnings. Investors are navigating regulatory setbacks in pharma and banking income misses amid thinning pre-holiday trade volumes.
### Pharma and Banking Drags ASTRAZENECA PLC shares dropped 3.1% after a United States FDA advisory panel voted against an experimental breast cancer treatment. The drugmaker previously identified this treatment as a core driver for its long-term growth targets.
