Insurers, oil majors put FTSE 100 on track for weekly losses
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(Reuters) - UK's FTSE 100 fell on Friday as oil stocks retreated after a strong showing in the previous session, while insurers tumbled after their European Union counterparts were asked to suspend dividend payments to weather the economic hit from the coronavirus crisis.The blue-chip index fell 1.2% by 0817 GMT, with shares in Legal & General , Aviva and Prudential falling between 2.6% and 6% after the EU regulator asked insurers and reinsurers to temporarily suspend dividends and share..