Feb 25 (Reuters) - Britain's FTSE 100 index .FTSE is seen opening 32
points higher at 6,691 on Thursday, according to financial bookmakers.
* STANDARD CHARTERED: Standard Chartered Plc STAN.L posted a 57% fall in
annual profit, missing analyst estimates, on higher credit impairments due to
the COVID-19 pandemic. * GOLD: Gold eased as U.S. Treasury yields hovered near a one-year peak,
tarnishing bullion's appeal, although a softer dollar and the U.S. Federal
Reserve's commitment to an accommodative policy limited its fall. * OIL: Oil prices extended gains for a fourth session to reach the highest
levels in more than 13 months, underpinned by an assurance that U.S. interest
rates will stay low, and a sharp drop in U.S. crude output last week due to the
storm in Texas. * The UK blue-chip index .FTSE closed 0.5% higher on Wednesday as gains in
commodity-linked and banking stocks on investor optimism about a post-pandemic
economic recovery outweighed losses in defensive sectors. UK CORPORATE DIARY:
Anglo American Plc AAL.L FY results
BAE Systems Plc BAES.L FY results
Centrica Plc CNA.L FY results
Drax Group Plc DRX.L FY results
EVRAZ Plc EVRE.L FY results
Grafton Group Plc GFTU_u.L FY results
Hikma Pharmaceuticals Plc HIK.L FY results
Howden Joinery Group Plc HWDN.L FY results
Inchcape Plc INCH.L FY results
Kaz Minerals Plc KAZ.L FY results
Mondi Plc MNDI.L FY results
Serco Group Plc SRP.L FY results
St. James's Place Plc SJP.L FY results
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