The FTSE 100 fell more than 0.5% on Friday, marking a fifth straight decline and hitting a more than two-week low, with the index down around 2.5% for the week. Mondi slumped over 10% after warning that higher energy, raw material and logistics costs tied to the Middle East conflict are pressuring its outlook. Pharma stocks also weakened, with AstraZeneca down 3.7% and GSK falling 2.7% ahead of upcoming earnings. Defence names were under pressure, including BAE Systems (-3%), Babcock (-4.3%) and Rolls-Royce (-2.5%). Major banks such as HSBC, Lloyds, Barclays and NatWest declined by around 0.8-1.1% ahead of results next week. On the upside, Unilever (1.1%) and British American Tobacco (2.6%) gained, and oil majors Shell (0.4%) and BP (0.2%) edged higher. On the data front, UK retail sales rose 0.7% in March, beating expectations, with a 0.2% increase excluding fuel.