Oct 11 (Reuters) - Britain's FTSE 100 .FTSE index is seen opening down 24
points at 7,163 on Friday, according to financial bookmakers.
*JAMES DYSON: James Dyson, the inventor of the bagless vacuum cleaner, has
cancelled his ambitious plan to build an electric car because the project was
not commercially viable. *EG GROUP: UK petrol station operator EG Group is planning an initial public
offering next year that could value the company at over 10 billion pounds
($12.44 billion), Bloomberg reported on Friday, citing people familiar with the
matter. *BT GROUP: Britain's BT BT.L will launch 5G services in more than 20 towns
and cities on Friday, offering its consumer and business customers its fastest
connections across both fixed line and mobile. *LONDON STOCK EXCHANGE GROUP: The British stock exchange LSE.L has given
assurances to Italy that it plans to continue investing in its Italian trading
platforms and does not intend to move them out of the country, a Bank of Italy
source said on Thursday. *OIL: Oil prices climbed early on Friday, building on gains in the previous
session, after producer club OPEC hinted at making deeper cuts in supply while
optimism was revived over talks between the United States and China to end their
trade war. *GOLD: Gold prices steadied on Friday, settling into a narrow range as
investors awaited more clarity on global uncertainties including trade and
Brexit, helping the metal shake off initial declines driven by hopes for a
breakthrough in the U.S.-China talks.
* The UK blue-chip index closed up 0.3% after flipping back and forth during
the day on mixed signals over the state of affairs between Beijing and
Washington. UK CORPORATE DIARY:
Physiomics PLC PYSM.L Full Year 2019 Earnings
Release
Plutus Powergen PLC PPGL.L Full Year 2019 Plutus
Earnings Release
Jupiter Fund Management PLC JUP.L Q3 2019 Trading Statement
Release
JPmorgan Global Emerging JEMI.L Full Year 2019 Earnings
Markets Income Trust PLC Release
PRS Reit PLC PRSR.L Full Year 2019 Earnings
Release
Man Group PLC EMG.L Q3 2019 Trading Statement
Release
Quiz PLC QUIZ.L Trading Update
TR European Growth Trust PLC TRG.L Full Year 2019 Earnings
Release
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