LONDON, May 3- Britain's FTSE 100 index is set to open broadly flat on Friday, pausing around one-month highs ahead of a key U.S. jobs report. *The FTSE 100 closed up 9.42 points, or 0.2 percent, at 6,460.71 points. on Thursday, its highest close in a month, after the European Central Bank delivered a fresh dose of stimulus in the form a widely expected interest rate cut.
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Stocks rose, boosted by gains in shares of materials companies, including iron ore producer Cliffs Natural Resources, and by a drop in weekly jobless claims. **IMPERIAL OIL LTD, $39.78, up 1.6 pct.
Stocks rose, boosted by gains in shares of materials companies, including iron ore producer Cliffs Natural Resources, and by a drop in weekly jobless claims. **IMPERIAL OIL LTD, $39.78, up 1.6 pct.