UPDATE 1-UK Stocks-Factors to watch on Aug. 13

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Aug 13 (Reuters) - Britain's FTSE 100 .FTSE index is seen opening 47
points lower at 6,233 on Thursday, according to financial bookmakers, with
futures FFIc1 down 0.9% ahead of cash markets open.

* JUST GROUP: Insurer Just Group JUSTJ.L posted higher first-half earnings
as strong in-force profit cushioned a slump in new business profit. * NATIONAL EXPRESS: Bus company National Express NEX.L reported a pre-tax
loss for the first half and said travel activity remained at "much suppressed
levels". * TUI: TUI TUIT.L , the world's largest tourism company, sunk to a 1.1
billion euro loss in its third quarter as the COVID-19 pandemic stopped
holidays. * TOPPS TILES: Tile retailer Topps Tiles TPT.L said trading had been
strong in recent weeks and forecast "modest" pretax profit for its 2019-20 year.
* GVC: Ladbrokes owner GVC GVC.L said it would not pay an interim dividend
after it reported lower core profit for the first half of 2020. * ASTRAZENECA: Argentina and Mexico will produce the AstraZeneca COVID-19
vaccine for most of Latin America, Argentine President Alberto Fernandez said on
Wednesday.
* AIRLINES: Southwest Airlines Co LUV.N , Ryanair Holdings Plc RYA.I and
easyJet Plc EZJ.L are the only three airlines whose bonds are still rated
investment grade, S&P Global Ratings said. * OIL: Crude oil prices slipped after OPEC said it expected demand for fuels
to fall more than expected. * GOLD: Gold climbed 1% on a softer dollar, consolidating further above the
key $1,900 level, with an ultra-low interest rate environment and worries over
global economic fallout from mounting COVID-19 cases. * EX-DIVS: Ashtead Group AHT.L , Aviva AV.L , Astrazeneca AZN.L , BP
BP.L , Diageo DGE.L , Glaxosmithkline GSK.L , Legal&General LGEN.L , Phoenix
Group PHNX.L , Pearson PSON.L , Royal Dutch Shell RDSa.L RDSb.L , Segro
SGRO.L and Smurfit Kappa SKG.L will trade without entitlement to its latest
dividend pay-out on Thursday, trimming 22.4 points off the FTSE 100, according
to Reuters calculations. * The UK blue-chip index .FTSE jumped 2% on Wednesday as investors focused
on signs of a recovery in economic output in June, shrugging off a record 20.4%
plunge in the second quarter, the largest contraction reported by any major
economy. * For more on the factors affecting European stocks, please click on:
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