nov 5 reuters  london’s ftse 100 rose on friday led by banks and healthcare major astrazeneca while british airways parent iag dropped after flagging a biggerthanexpected annual loss the bluechip ftse 100 gained 03 by 0810 gmt with drugmakers astrazeneca and glaxosmithkline among the top performers the banking sector rose 08 despite uk’s 10year government bond yields at a onemonth low after a surprise bank of england decision on thursday to hold off on raising interest rates the domestically focussed midcap index advanced 02 with retail stocks among the best performers iag fell 07 after it warned of a biggerthanexpected loss of 3 billion euro 35 billion for 2021 as pandemic restrictions and the partial closure of the transatlantic market continued to hold back travel recovery reporting by bansari mayur kamdar in bengaluru editing by subhranshu sahu