HK-listed gold stocks jump as US economic fears boost bullion prices
Oct 9 (Reuters) - Britain's FTSE 100 .FTSE index is seen opening 24 points
higher at 6,002 on Friday, according to financial bookmakers.
* CENTRICA: British Gas owner Centrica CNA.L said on Thursday it has
agreed with trade unions not to force through changes to terms and conditions
via legal a process this year, in return for unions agreeing not to ballot for
industrial action this month. * GOLD: Gold prices rose 1% on Friday, supported by a weaker dollar and
optimism over a new U.S. coronavirus relief package after President Donald Trump
said talks with Congress had restarted. * OIL: Oil prices eased a few cents early in trading on Friday in a breather
at the end of a week of big gains propelled by a strike in Norway that raised
the prospect of supply from the major producer being slashed by up to 25%.
* The UK blue-chip index .FTSE closed up 0.5% on Thursday, after the Bank
of England Governor said he thought a post-Brexit trade deal was possible and
hinted at additional stimulus as rising numbers of coronavirus cases lead to
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