"Economic data does look like it is showing some stabilization"
- Samantha Fitzpatrick, senior investment manager at Aberdeen Asset Management Plc
U.K. stocks were little changed on Thursday.
The benchmark FTSE 100 Index lost 0.01%, or 0.74 points, to 5,744.55. The FTSE All-Share Index erased 0.02%, or 0.62 points, to 2,987.79.
"Economic data does look like it is showing some stabilization but it is not the case around the world," said Samantha Fitzpatrick, senior investment manager at Aberdeen Asset Management Plc in Glasgow.
"Expectations are now getting higher, and that just means that there is room for further disappointments down the line. We are still very much focused on protecting our clients' capital rather than trying to chase markets as they rise up."
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