June 18 (Reuters) - Britain's FTSE 100 .FTSE index is seen opening 12
points higher at 7,369 on Tuesday, according to financial bookmakers.
* BP: A BP BP.L drilling rig heading to an oilfield in the British North
Sea has been forced to turn away twice over the past two days as a Greenpeace
vessel protesting climate change tries to hamper its progress. * GOLD: Gold prices edged higher on Tuesday as the dollar pulled back from
multi-week highs ahead of the U.S. Federal Reserve's two-day monetary policy
meeting. * OIL: Oil prices were falling for a second day on Tuesday, after more signs
that global economic growth is being hit by U.S.-China trade tensions, although
losses were limited amid tensions in the Middle East after tanker attacks last
week. * The UK blue chip index closed 0.2% higher on Monday as rises in banking
shares outweighed the impact of a profit alert from Germany's Lufthansa on
airlines, while UK contractor Kier Group skidded to an all-time low.
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* UK CORPORATE DIARY:
Ashtead Group Plc AHT.L Q4 2019 Earnings
Coca-Cola HBC AG CCH.L Annual General Meeting
Safestore Holdings Plc SAFE.L Half Year Earnings
Telecom Plus Plc TEP.L Full Year Earnings
Plus500 Ltd PLUSP.L Annual General Meeting
Marlowe Plc MRLM.L Full Year Earnings
Tesco Plc TSCO.L Capita Markets Day
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