Oct 1 (Reuters) - Britain's FTSE 100 .FTSE index is seen opening 25 points
higher at 5,891 on Thursday, according to financial bookmakers.
* NATIONAL GRID: National Grid NG.L on Thursday pledged to cut its scope 3
emissions by 20% by 2030, which will see it reduce emissions relating to the gas
and electricity it sells in markets such as the United States and Britain.
* ASTRAZENECA: The U.S. Food and Drug Administration has broadened its
investigation of a serious illness in AstraZeneca Plc's AZN.L COVID-19 vaccine
study and will look at data from earlier trials of similar vaccines developed by
the same scientists, three sources familiar with the details told Reuters.
* ROLLS-ROYCE: Rolls-Royce Holdings Plc RR.L will announce its plans to
raise around 2 billion pounds ($2.58 billion) from investors on Thursday, in an
effort to strengthen its balance sheet, the Financial Times reported.
* WOODFORD: The collapsed Woodford equity income fund has 288 million pounds
in remaining assets, its authorised corporate director said on Wednesday.
* The UK blue-chip index .FTSE closed 0.5% lower on Wednesday, after a
bleak production forecast from Shell RDSa.L and losses in consumer stocks
weighed on the index. * For more on the factors affecting European stocks, please click on:
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