April 1 - Britain's FTSE 100 .FTSE index is seen opening 157 points lower
at 5,515
on Wednesday, according to financial bookmakers.
* GLENCORE: Glencore GLEN.L said on Tuesday it had deferred a decision on
its proposed $2.6 billion dividend payout for this year and said there could be
material disruption to production due to the coronavirus epidemic.
* TESCO: Britain's biggest retailer Tesco TSCO.L said on Tuesday it had
recruited 35,000 additional workers in the last 10 days to help get it through
the coronavirus emergency, which has triggered a dramatic increase in demand for
groceries. * OIL: Global crude oil prices slid further, following their biggest-ever
quarterly and monthly losses, as a bigger-than-expected rise in U.S. inventories
and a widening rift within OPEC heightened oversupply fears. O/R
* The UK blue-chip index .FTSE closed up 2% to end its worst quarter since
1987 on a positive note on Tuesday, as a recovery in oil prices and a surprise
expansion in Chinese factory activity stoked modest hopes for an economic
recovery. UK CORPORATE DIARY:
ADVISORY: The Financial Conduct Authority had said on March 21 that
Britain's listed companies should not publish preliminary financial statements
for at least two weeks to better assess how the coronavirus outbreak is
affecting their business. Group SUMO.L Full Year 2019 Results
Central Asia Metals CAML.L Full Year 2019 Results
Brave Bison BBSN.L Full Year 2019 Results
JTC PLC JTC.L Full Year 2019 Results
Topps Tiles PLC TPT.L Q2 Trading Statement
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