FTSE 100 inches up on oil boost.

Byline: S. Kamal Hayder Kazmi

UK stocks stayed afloat on Friday, helped by heavyweight energy and banking stocks, while shares of trucking services firm Eurowag fell in their London market debut after floating a day late and at a cut price. The commodity-heavy FTSE 100 (.FTSE) rose 0.1 percent by 0820 GMT, with BP and Royal Dutch Shell climbing 1.4 percent and 1.6 percent, respectively. Czech's Eurowag which initially planned to float on Thursday - dropped some 9.3 percent to 136 pence, falling below its offer price at 150 pence per share. "There is usually a significant amount of volatility immediately after trading...

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