Gold prices steady ahead of Fed decision; weekly weakness noted
Aug 8 (Reuters) - Britain's FTSE 100 .FTSE index is seen opening up 21
points at 7,220 points on Thursday, according to financial bookmakers.
* RYANAIR: Members of Ryanair's RYA.I British pilot union voted on
Wednesday in favour of strike action later this month in a dispute over working
conditions, the British Airline Pilots Association (BALPA) said. * DEBENHAMS: British department store group Debenhams will appoint Stefaan
Vansteenkiste as its new chief executive officer, while Terry Duddy will step
down as chairman in September, a source familiar with the matter told Reuters on
Wednesday.
* OIL: Oil futures jumped more than $1 a barrel on Thursday, recovering half
of the nearly 5% losses in the previous session, on expectations that lower
prices may lead to production cuts. * GOLD: Gold prices rose again on Thursday after topping the $1,500 mark in
the previous session, as central banks around the world slashed interest rates
amidst fears of a global recession. * EX-DIVS: Astrazeneca AZN.L , Barclays BARC.L , BP BP.L , BT
Group BT.L , Diageo DGE.L , Direct Line DLGD.L , Fresnillo FRES.L ,
Glaxosmithkline GSK.L , Hiscox HSX.L , Informa INF.L , Lloyds Bank Group
LLOY.L , Rio Tinto RIO.L , Rentokil Initial RTO.L , Standard Chartered Bank
STAN.L , Unilever ULVR.L will trade without entitlement to its latest
dividend pay-out on Thursday, trimming 37.7 points off the FTSE 100, according
to Reuters calculations.
* The UK blue-chip index closed up 0.4% higher at 7,198.70 as investors
composed themselves after sell-offs triggered by worries over the U.S.-China
trade dispute and a weaker sterling supported exporter stocks.
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* UK CORPORATE DIARY:
Coca-Cola HBC CCH.L Half Year Earnings Release
Bellway BWY.L Half Year Earnings Release
Hastings HTGS.L Half Year Earnings Release
Cineworld CINE.L Half Year Earnings Release
Savills SVS.L Half Year Earnings Release
Derwent London DRW.L Half Year Earnings Release
Aviva AV.L Half Year Earnings Release
Hargreaves Lansdown HRG.L Full Year Earnings Release
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