Stocks mixed, dollar recovering before U.S. jobs report

By Patrick Graham LONDON (Reuters) - The wait for U.S. monthly jobs numbers steadied stock markets on Friday and allowed the dollar to recover after its worst week in more than six years. Oil prices were down by 0.5 to 1 percent and a mixed mood in Asia spread to European stock markets. January was the worst opening to a year for shares since the aftermath of the 2008 financial crisis.