FTSE 100: Stocks to jump as oil prices and borrowing costs ease

FTSE 100: Stocks to jump as oil prices and borrowing costs ease

Welcome back to City AM‘s FTSE 100 liveblog. The UK’s blue chip index is set to jump on Friday’s market open, according to futures from investment platform IG. The FTSE 100 closed up 0.7 per cent higher at 10,831 on Thursday afternoon. Metlen Energy, Informa and LSEG were among the highest blue-chip risers, while Reckitt [...]

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London’s FTSE 100 edged lower on Friday as investors avoided large bets before the US jobs report, with higher oil prices and a firmer pound adding to an already complicated backdrop for UK blue chips. The benchmark slipped about 0.1% in early trade, broadly matching a cautious session across Europe. Germany’s DAX was up 0.1%, France’s CAC 40 fell 0.2% and the pan-European STOXX 600 eased 0.1% to 648.67. The FTSE’s muted move came even as Wall S…

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