June 18 - Britain's FTSE 100 futures FFIc1 fell 0.76% on Thursday.
* BP: British oil major BP Plc BP.L raised $12 billion of debt with
equity-like features, taking advantage of low interest rates to fortify its
balance sheet. * BOE: Britain's insurers should use the findings of an emergency stress
test in April to check if they can meet business interruption claims from the
COVID-19 pandemic, the Bank of England said. * TAYLOR WIMPEY: Builder Taylor Wimpey TW.L said on Wednesday it intends
to resume dividends in 2021 and launched a share sale to raise about 500 million
pounds ($627.60 million). * OIL: Oil prices fell around 1% as a spike in new cases of the novel
coronavirus in China and the United States renewed fears that a recovery in fuel
demand could stall. * GOLD: Gold prices were steady, with the metal caught between a
strengthening U.S. dollar and a pullback in global equities. * METAL: London copper fell, as rising coronavirus cases in top consumer
China's capital city sparked worries of another round of lockdown. * The UK blue-chip index .FTSE closed up 0.2% on Wednesday, as a series of
upbeat corporate earnings bolstered hopes of an economic recovery. UK CORPORATE DIARY:
National Grid PLC NG.L Earnings Releases
Volex PLC VLX.L Earnings Releases
Caretech Holdings PLC CTH.L Earnings Releases
Newriver Reit PLC NRRT.L Earnings Releases
Sdcl Energy Efficiency Income SEIT.L Earnings Releases
Trust PLC
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