May 6 (Reuters) - Britain's FTSE 100 .FTSE index is seen opening 6 points
higher at 7,045 on Thursday, according to financial bookmakers.
* CONSTRUCTION: Britain's construction sector is seeing the biggest increase
in its workload in five years, led by a strong demand for housing and the
resumption of other projects as the coronavirus pandemic eases, a quarterly
survey showed. * BANK OF ENGLAND: The Bank of England will say today that Britain's economy
is heading for a much stronger recovery this year than it previously expected
and it might start to slow its pandemic emergency support. * GOLD: Gold prices edged higher as a dip in U.S. Treasury yields offset
pressure from a stronger dollar. * OIL: Oil prices rose as crude stockpiles in the United States fell more
sharply than expected, as refining output rose and exports surged. * The UK blue-chip index .FTSE closed 1.8% higher on Wednesday, supported
by gains in heavyweight mining and banking stocks on recovery
optimism. UK CORPORATE DIARY:
BDEV.L Barratt Developments Trading update
MNDI.L Mondi Trading update
AML.L Aston Martin Q1 results
NXT.L Next Plc Trading update
TRNT.L Trainline FY results
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