FTSE 100: Stocks hold gains as borrowing costs ease; oil stays high

Welcome back to City AM‘s FTSE 100 liveblog. The UK’s blue chip index broadly held its gains from the previous day on Friday morning, as investors responded to easing borrowing costs and a positive US service sector report. The FTSE 100 closed up 0.7 per cent higher at 10,831 on Thursday afternoon. Metlen Energy, Informa [...]