Aug 6 (Reuters) - Britain's FTSE 100 .FTSE index is seen opening 49 points
lower at 6,056 on Thursday, according to financial bookmakers.
* GSK: The U.S. Food and Drug Administration on Wednesday approved
GlaxoSmithKline's GSK.L experimental treatment for a common form of blood
cancer. * HOMEBUILDING: Britain will set out proposals to speed up homebuilding by
cutting red tape and opening up the sector to smaller firms, in a bid to address
a long-term housing shortage. * OIL: Oil prices were mostly flat, as a boost from lower-than-expected U.S.
crude stocks that lifted the market to five-month highs in the previous session
gave way to fuel demand concerns amid rising coronavirus infections.
* GOLD: Gold steadied after hitting a record high in the previous session as
dismal U.S. jobs data hammered the dollar. * EX-DIVS: BAE Systems BAES.L , Fresnillo FRES.L , Rio Tinto RIO.L and
Unilever ULVR.L will trade without entitlement to its latest dividend pay-out
on Thursday, trimming 8.4 points off the FTSE 100 according to Reuters
calculations. * The UK blue-chip index .FTSE gained 1.1% on Wednesday with a five-month
high for crude prices lifting oil majors BP BP.L and Royal Dutch Shell
RDSa.L . UK CORPORATE DIARY:
EVRAZ plc EVRE.L HY Results
Spirent Communications plc SPT.L HY Results
Aggreko PLC AGGK.L HY Results
Hammerson PLC HMSO.L HY Results
Serco Group PLC SRP.L HY Results
Synthomer PLC SYNTS.L HY Results
Mondi PLC MNDI.L HY Results
Genel Energy PLC GENL.L HY Results
Aviva PLC AV.L HY Results
ITV PLC ITV.L HY Results
ConvaTec Group PLC CTEC.L HY Results
Amryt Pharma Holdings Ltd AMYT.L Q2 Results
Phoenix Group Holdings PLC PHNX.L HY Results
Savills SVS.L HY Results
Glencore GLEN.L HY Results
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