March 10 (Reuters) - Britain's FTSE 100 index .FTSE is seen opening 138
points higher on Tuesday, according to financial bookmakers.
* WALL STREET: Wall Street suffered its biggest one-day loss since the 2008
financial crisis on Monday and recession worries loomed large as tumbling oil
prices and ongoing coronavirus fears prompted investor panic on the anniversary
of the U.S. stock market's longest-ever bull run. * KKR: Private equity firm KKR & Co Inc KKR.N said late on Monday an
employee in its London office had tested positive for coronavirus, and that it
would temporarily close both its London offices to have them sanitized.
* BHP GROUP: BHP Group BHP.AX , BHPB.L is in good shape to take action
should supply chain disruption caused by the global coronavirus epidemic trigger
acquisition opportunities, the global miner's Chairman Ken MacKenzie said on
Tuesday. * NMC HEALTH: GKSD Investment Holding on Monday pulled out of preliminary
stages of considering an offer for NMC Health NMC.L , days after the UAE-based
hospital operator was relegated from London's bluechip index .FTSE .
* PLAYTECH: Gambling software maker Playtech PTEC.L said on Monday its
Snaitech betting units in Italy will remain closed until April 3, as per the
government's decree on all betting shops, arcades and bingo halls to halt the
coronavirus spread. * OIL: Oil prices bounced back 7% on Tuesday from the biggest one-day rout
in nearly 30 years, as investors eyed the possibility of economic stimulus
despite a price war between top producers Saudi Arabia and Russia. * GOLD: Gold prices fell 1% on Tuesday, retreating from the last session's
jump above the key $1,700 level, as hopes for global stimulus measures to
cushion the economic impact of the coronavirus outbreak lifted riskier assets
and the dollar. * London's FTSE 100 .FTSE plunged to an almost four-year low on Monday as
a crash in oil prices driven by a price war between Saudi Arabia and Russia
stoked global recession fears, with investors alarmed about the economic fallout
of the coronavirus outbreak. UK CORPORATE DIARY:
Forterra PLC FORT.L Full Year 2019 Earnings Release
Simplybiz SBIZ.L Full Year 2019 Earnings Release
Group PLC
Team17 Group TM17.L Full Year 2019 Earnings Release
Close CBRO.L Half Year 2020 Earnings Release
Brothers
Group PLC
Ultra ULE.L Full Year 2019 Earnings Release
Electronics
Holdings PLC
French FCCN.L Full Year 2020 Earnings Release
Connection
Group PLC
John Menzies MNZS.L Full Year 2019 Earnings Release
Witan WTAN.L Full Year 2019 Earnings Release
Investment
Trust PLC
H & T Group HTGR.L Full Year 2019 Earnings Release
LSL Property LSL.L Full Year 2019 Earnings Release
Services PLC
TP ICAP PLC TCAPI.L Full Year 2019 Earnings Release
Informa PLC INF.L Full Year 2019 Earnings Release
DFS DFSD.L Half Year 2020 Earnings Release
Furniture
Arix ARIX.L Full Year 2019 Earnings Release
Bioscience
Cairn Energy CNE.L Full Year 2019 Earnings Release
Gresham GHT.L Full Year 2019 Earnings Release
Technologies
John Wood WG.L Full Year 2019 Earnings Release
Group PLC
Countrywide CWD.L Full Year 2019 Earnings Release
Standard SLA.L Full Year 2019 Earnings Release
Aberdeen PLC
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