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May 14 (Reuters) - Britain's FTSE 100 .FTSE index is seen opening up about
0.2% or 16 points on Tuesday, according to financial bookmakers, with futures
FFIc1 up 0.3% ahead of the cash market open.
* VODAFONE: Vodafone VOD.L slashed its dividend on Tuesday, reversing a
pledge to maintain one of the biggest payouts in Britain so it can build 5G
networks and complete its looming acquisition of Liberty Global assets.
Vodafone Group Plc VOD.L on Monday agreed to sell its New Zealand business
for NZ$3.4 billion ($2.23 billion) to a consortium comprising New Zealand-based
Infratil Ltd IFT.NZ and Canada's Brookfield Asset Management BAMa.TO , in a
deal the telecom giant says would help reduce its debt. * GREGGS: British baker Greggs GRG.L on Tuesday said it sees sales and
profit for 2019 materially higher than its earlier expectations, as its vegan
sausage rolls continue to be a big hit with consumers. * PREMIER FOODS: Premier Foods Plc PFD.L reported a higher annual pretax
profit on Tuesday, boosted mainly by growth in its largest brand Mr Kipling
cakes, but warned that the first half of the fiscal year would be slower as its
spends more money on marketing. * RENISHAW: British engineering group Renishaw Plc RSW.L on Tuesday cut
its full-year profit forecast for the second time this year, citing lower
customer orders that hit sales in the first nine months of the fiscal year.
* LAND SECURITIES: British property developer Land Securities Group LAND.L
on Tuesday reported a wider loss for the year due to a steep decline in the
value of its retail assets, as pressure on retailers led to higher vacancies.
* FINABLR: United Arab Emirates-based payments and foreign exchange company
Finablr FINF.L has extended the closing of books for its initial public
offering (IPO) to May 14 due to volatile market conditions, two sources familiar
with the deal said on Monday. * The UK blue chip index ended down 0.6% on Monday, slipping to a seven-week
low as China slapped retaliatory tariffs on U.S. goods, further escalating their
protracted trade dispute, and as telecom giant Vodafone slipped after a report
of a dividend cut. * For more on the factors affecting European stocks, please click on:
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