July 11 (Reuters) - Britain's FTSE 100 .FTSE index is seen opening 26
points higher at 7,557 on Thursday, according to financial bookmakers.
* GATWICK AIRPORT: London's Gatwick airport said on Wednesday it had
suspended all flights due to an air traffic control system problem. * GSK: Britain's government named the former chief financial officer of
drugs company GlaxoSmithKline GSK.L , Simon Dingemans, to head the Financial
Reporting Council (FRC), a body in charge of regulating auditors. * EX-DIVS: Halma HLMA.L will trade without entitlement to their latest
dividend pay-out on Thursday, trimming 0.145 points off the FTSE 100 according
to Reuters calculations.
* The UK blue chip index closed 0.1% lower on Wednesday, with exporter
stocks taking a hit from a weaker dollar as U.S. Federal Reserve Chairman Jerome
Powell's comments boosted hopes for an interest rate cut. * For more on the factors affecting European stocks, please click on:
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* UK CORPORATE DIARY:
Workspace Group Plc WKP.L Q1 Interim management statement
Dart Group Plc DTG.L FY earnings release
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