FTSE 100 set to snap six-day losing streak, Thomas Cook tanks
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(Reuters) - Gains in financial stocks and miners drove London's main index higher on Friday amid increasing bets that the U.S. central bank will cut interest rates later this month, while Thomas Cook shares tanked after a proposed 750 million-pound bailout.The FTSE 100 and the mid-cap FTSE 250 added 0.3% by 0755 GMT, outperforming the broader European index, which was weighed down by a profit warning from carmaker Daimler .Market sentiment was lifted by U.S. Federal Reserve Chairman Jerome..