FTSE 100 set to snap six-day losing streak, Thomas Cook plummets

(Reuters) - Gains in financial stocks and oil majors drove London's main index higher in early trade on Friday, while small-cap Thomas Cook tanked after a proposed 750 million-pound bailout.The FTSE 100 edged 0.2% higher amid increasing bets that the U.S. central bank will cut interest rates later this month. The mid-cap FTSE 250 added 0.1% by 0710 GMT.An index of financials companies rose after two sessions of losses, while Shell and BP were also among the biggest boosts to the index in..