May 13 (Reuters) - Britain's FTSE 100 .FTSE index is seen opening 22
points lower at 6,983 on Thursday, according to financial bookmakers.
* BP: A resolution from a climate activist group demanding BP BP.L set
tougher emission reduction targets was supported by 20.6% of shareholder votes
on Wednesday, pointing to growing investor pressure. * HOUSE PRICES: A measure of British house price inflation hit its highest
level in four decades in April as buyers raced to take advantage of an extended
tax break just as sellers retreated from the market, a survey
showed. * GOLD: Gold edged up on hopes that the U.S. Federal Reserve would not raise
interest rates anytime soon, although a jump in U.S. Treasury yields following a
strong rise in April consumer prices capped gains. * OIL: Oil prices fell as concerns about the coronavirus crisis in India,
the world's third-biggest importer of crude, tempered a rally driven by IEA and
OPEC predictions that demand is coming back strong. * The UK blue-chip index .FTSE closed 0.8% higher on Wednesday, supported
by positive earnings updates from companies including Diageo. UK CORPORATE DIARY:
BRBY.L Burberry FY results
BRW.L Brewin Dolphin HY results
GRI.L Grainger HY results
BEZG.L Beazly Trading update
HRGV.L Hargreaves Lansdown Trading update
ELM.L Elementis Trading update
GLO.L ContourGlobal Trading update
CSPC.L Countryside HY results
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