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UPDATE 1-UK Stocks-Factors to watch on Aug. 10

Published 10/08/2020, 07:52
Updated 10/08/2020, 07:54
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Aug 10 (Reuters) - Britain's FTSE 100 .FTSE index is seen opening 29
points higher at 6,061 on Monday, according to financial bookmakers, with
futures FFIc1 up 1% ahead of cash markets open.

* SUPERDRY: Fashion retailer Superdry SDRY.L said it has agreed with its
lenders a new 70 million pound lending facility to get it through the
coronavirus crisis. * CAPITA: Outsourcing group Capita Plc CPI.L said it has received an
extension to its contract with Transport for London from October 2021 to October
2026 for 355 million pounds. * BP: BP BP.L will need to invest tens of billions of dollars over the
next decade and may have to accept lower returns than it can get from oil if it
is to meet its target of becoming one of the world's largest renewable power
generators. * BARCLAYS: Barclays BARC.L is being probed by the UK's privacy watchdog,
the Information Commissioner's Office, over allegations that the British bank
spied on its staff, the agency said on Sunday. * ASTRAZENECA: Brazilian billionaire Jorge Lemann's foundation and other
business interests will fund the building of factory to produce the COVID-19
vaccine being developed by Oxford University and AstraZeneca AZN.L .
* OIL: Oil prices climbed, supported by Saudi optimism on Asian demand and
an Iraqi pledge to deepen supply cuts. * GOLD: Gold prices fell as the dollar held onto gains following
better-than-expected U.S. payrolls data, while investors kept a close eye on
Sino-U.S. relations ahead of scheduled trade talks. * The UK blue-chip index .FTSE closed flat on Friday as a commodity-linked
slump offset gains by some upbeat earnings and AstraZeneca, while an index of
more domestically-focused stocks rose on growing hopes of a trade deal with the
European Union. * For more on the factors affecting European stocks, please click on:
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