Sept 21 (Reuters) - Britain's FTSE 100 .FTSE index is seen opening 31
points lower on Monday, according to financial bookmakers.
* HOUSING: Surging activity in Britain's housing market nudged up asking
prices for homes in September, as buyers sought larger properties following the
coronavirus lockdown, a survey showed.
* MANUFACTURING: British manufacturers see no evidence of a 'V'-shaped
recovery from the COVID-19 pandemic underway and many are planning to slash
investment, a business survey showed. * LOANS: British finance minister Rishi Sunak is set to extend the
Treasury's UK-wide programme of business support loans to help companies
affected by the pandemic, the Financial Times reported late on Sunday.
* ASTRAZENECA: AstraZeneca Plc AZN.L said on Saturday that its COVID-19
vaccine trial in the United States is still on hold. * OIL: Oil prices edged higher as a tropical storm took aim for the U.S.
Gulf of Mexico region halting some production, though price gains were capped by
the potential return of oil output in Libya and a continued rise in coronavirus
cases. * Consumer stocks weighed down London's mid-cap index on Friday after a rise
in new coronavirus cases stoked fears of new lockdown measures, and the
blue-chip index was bogged down by major energy stocks. UK CORPORATE DIARY:
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