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UK stocks opened lower on Friday as Brexit day was accompanied by a strengthening pound that weighed on the value of export-focused companies.
At 0856, the benchmark FTSE 100 index was down 21.87, or 0.3%, at 7,360.09.
Power utility SSE edged back 0.1% to £15.00 after it said its renewable energy output was running behind plan, potentially affecting annual earnings guidance that it nevertheless maintained.
Broadband provided TalkTalk rose 1.1% to 114.2p, even as its revenue slipped in the third quarter, though it stuck to its earnings guidance for the full year.
Specialist component manufacturer Senior shed 0.8% to 165.7p after it warned revenue and margins in its key aerospace division would fall in 2020 due to the ongoing grounding of Boeing's 737 MAX aircraft.
Iron ore group Ferrexpo dropped 2.4% to 137.05p on revealing that a Ukrainian court had frozen its stake in Ferrexpo Poltava Mining, amid a corruption probe into former chief executive Kostyantin Zhevago.
Soft-drinks maker Britvic gained 3.1% to 903.5p as it reported a 4.9% rise in first-quarter revenue and said it remained confident of completing a sale of its French juice business this year.
Wealth manager Hargreaves Lansdown lost 5% to £17.855 on reporting a rise in first-half profit as new business inflows boosted assets under management.
Recruitment company Staffline, already reeling from accounting error problems, dropped 7.6% to 68.35p as it warned of adjusted earnings 'materially below' its most previous guidance.
Research and data analytics group YouGov gained 0.6% to 648p after it said it was trading in line with its expectations for the first half, amid a particularly strong performance from its data products in the US and UK.
London West End property investor Shaftesbury firmed 0.3% to 902.5p on the back of 'high footfall and good trading' throughout the festive period.
Advertising company M&C Saatchi dropped 8.6% to 101p, having confirmed that the UK's financial watchdog was investigating the company after it made errors in its accounts.
Smart Metering Systems ticked 0.9% higher to 497.6p on growing its annual recurring revenue by a fifth, putting it on track to meet market expectations for the year.