Aug 5 (Reuters) - Britain's FTSE 100 .FTSE index is seen opening 2 points
higher at 6,038 on Wednesday, according to financial bookmakers.
* AUTOMOBILE: British new car registrations rose by roughly 11% year-on-year
in July, according to preliminary industry data for the first full month that
showrooms were allowed to reopen across the United Kingdom as lockdown measures
eased. * NATIONAL GRID: Britain's National Grid NG.L is planning a 10 million
pound project in the north west of England to test how hydrogen could be used to
heat homes and bring down greenhouse gas emissions from industry. * STANDARD LIFE ABERDEEN: Keith Skeoch, the departing boss of Standard Life
Aberdeen SLA.L , will become acting chairman of Britain's accounting watchdog,
Sky News reported. * OIL: Oil prices fell for the first time in four days, pulling back from as
much as five-month highs as mounting coronavirus cases worldwide and in the
United States undercut market confidence in a pickup in fuel demand. * GOLD: Safe-haven gold scaled an all-time peak, extending a record run
above the $2,000 mark on a weaker dollar and bets for more stimulus measures to
revive a pandemic-ravaged economy. * The UK blue-chip index .FTSE ended flat on Tuesday as mixed earnings and
rising friction between the United States and China weighed. * UK CORPORATE DIARY:
Coca Cola HBC CCH.L HY Results
SEGRO PLC SGRO.L HY Results
IP Group PLC IPO.L HY Results
Legal & General Group PLC LGEN.L HY Results
Pagegroup PLC PAGE.L HY Results
William Hill PLC WMH.L HY Results
Hastings Group Holdings PLC HSTG.L Q2 ResultS
Metro Bank PLC MTRO.L HY Results
UDG Healthcare UDG.L Q3 Trading update
Ferrexpo FXPO.L HY Results
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