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UK Stocks-Factors to watch on Aug 13

Published 13/08/2020, 06:18
Updated 13/08/2020, 06:24
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Aug 13 (Reuters) - Britain's FTSE 100 .FTSE index is seen opening 47
points lower at 6,233 on Thursday, according to financial bookmakers.

* ASTRAZENECA: Argentina and Mexico will produce the AstraZeneca COVID-19
vaccine for most of Latin America, Argentine President Alberto Fernandez said on
Wednesday.
* AIRLINES: Southwest Airlines Co LUV.N , Ryanair Holdings Plc RYA.I and
easyJet Plc EZJ.L are the only three airlines whose bonds are still rated
investment grade, S&P Global Ratings said. * OIL: Crude oil prices eased slightly but held most of their gains from the
previous session after U.S. government data showed a fall in inventories.
* GOLD: Gold climbed 1% on a softer dollar, consolidating further above the
key $1,900 level, with an ultra-low interest rate environment and worries over
global economic fallout from mounting COVID-19 cases. * EX-DIVS: Ashtead Group AHT.L , Aviva AV.L , Astrazeneca AZN.L , BP
BP.L , Diageo DGE.L , Glaxosmithkline GSK.L , Legal&General LGEN.L , Phoenix
Group PHNX.L , Pearson PSON.L , Royal Dutch Shell RDSa.L RDSb.L , Segro
SGRO.L and Smurfit Kappa SKG.L will trade without entitlement to its latest
dividend pay-out on Thursday, trimming 22.4 points off the FTSE 100, according
to Reuters calculations. * The UK blue-chip index .FTSE jumped 2% on Wednesday as investors focused
on signs of a recovery in economic output in June, shrugging off a record 20.4%
plunge in the second quarter, the largest contraction reported by any major
economy. UK CORPORATE DIARY:
National Express Group NEX.L HY Earnings Releases
Renishaw RSW.L FY Earnings Releases
Coats Group COA.L HY Earnings Releases
Just Group JUSTJ.L HY Earnings Releases
GVC Holdings GVC.L Interim Results

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