Oct 13 (Reuters) - Britain's FTSE 100 .FTSE index is seen opening 19
points higher at 6,020 on Tuesday, according to financial bookmakers.
* BALFOUR BEATTY: British infrastructure group Balfour Beatty Plc BALF.L
has started a search for a new chairman as chairman Philip Aiken is preparing to
leave the firm, Sky News reported on Monday. * LSE: The London Stock Exchange LSE.L said its pan-European share trading
arm Turquoise will offer trading in EU-listed shares on its Dutch platform from
the end of next month if there is no agreement on future direct access to the
bloc by then. * GOLD: Gold prices fell with a slight rebound in dollar, while investors
clung to hopes of a U.S. stimulus package being eventually released.
* OIL: Oil prices were steady in early trade, sitting on losses of nearly 3%
from the previous session after supplies began to resume in Norway and the U.S.
Gulf of Mexico and Libya resumed production at its largest oilfield.
* The UK blue-chip index .FTSE closed 0.3% lower on Monday in a choppy
trading session as a dip in oil prices hit energy stocks and as Prime Minister
Boris Johnson laid out fresh restrictions to contain the growing coronavirus
crisis. UK CORPORATE DIARY:
French Connection Group Plc FCCN.L HY results
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