Nov 20 (Reuters) - Britain's FTSE 100 .FTSE index is seen opening 14
points higher at 6,348 on Friday, according to financial bookmakers.
* BREXIT: Chief Brexit negotiators suspended direct talks on Thursday after
a member of the EU team tested positive for COVID-19, but officials continued
working remotely to clinch an EU-UK trade deal that would come into force in
just six weeks. * GOLD: Gold prices fell after U.S. Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin called
for an end to some of the Federal Reserve's pandemic lending, sparking
uncertainty about stimulus programmes that have played a key role in reassuring
financial markets. * OIL: U.S. oil prices slipped, dropping for a second day as concerns
mounted about the hit to demand from the surge in COVID-19 infections forcing
new lockdowns, but prices were supported by signs of movement on a stimulus deal
in Washington. * The UK blue-chip index .FTSE closed 0.8% lower on Thursday as
uncertainty over a post-Brexit trade deal with the European Union and surging
COVID-19 infections sparked fears of more damage to an already-faltering
domestic economic recovery. UK CORPORATE DIARY:
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