(Updates)
Jan 19 (Reuters) - Britain's FTSE 100 .FTSE index is seen
opening 45 points higher at 6,766 on Tuesday, according to
financial bookmakers, with futures .FFIc1 up 0.4% ahead of
cash market open.
* EXPERIAN: Experian Plc EXPN.L posted third-quarter
revenue growth that exceeded its previous target, as the world's
largest credit data firm benefited from strong U.S. mortgage
volumes while flagging a slowdown in the current quarter
* PREMIER FOODS: Premier Foods PFD.L , the maker of OXO
cubes and Bisto gravy, said it expects higher full-year profit
after online sales jumped 90% in the third-quarter. * AO WORLD: Retailer AO World AO.L reported a 67.2% surge
in third-quarter sales on increased online demand for electrical
products from consumers stuck at homes during the Christmas
holiday period. * BRITISH LAND: Real estate firm British Land BLND.L
appointed Bhavesh Mistry, currently deputy chief financial
officer at supermarket operator Tesco TSCO.L , as its new
finance head. * HAMMERSON PLC: London-based shopping centre operator
Hammerson Plc HMSO.L said it received less than half of the
rents due for the first quarter as retailers grapple with new
COVID-19 curbs across the UK and most of Europe. * RIO TINTO: Rio Tinto RIO.AX reported a 2.4% rise in
fourth-quarter iron ore shipments, helped by industrial activity
in top consumer China which had returned to pre-pandemic levels.
* ECONOMY: The number of shoppers heading out to retail
destinations across Britain fell by 10.9% in the week to Jan.
16, versus the previous week. * OIL: Brent crude futures edged up as optimism that
government stimulus will buoy global economic growth and oil
demand trumped concerns that renewed COVID-19 pandemic lockdowns
globally could cool fuel consumption. * GOLD: Gold prices rose, off a 1-1/2-month low hit in the
previous session, as the dollar slipped and hopes for further
global stimulus underpinned the safe-haven metal. * The blue-chip FTSE 100 index .FTSE slipped 0.2% in
listless trading across Europe on Monday, weighed down by falls
in energy and travel stocks, while tighter restrictions on
businesses led to concerns about the near-term impact on the
economy. UK CORPORATE DIARY:
U and I Group PLC UAI.L HY 2021 Earnings
Genel Energy Plc GENL.L Trading Update
Experian EXPN.L Trading Statement
Kier KIE.L Trading Statement
Premier Foods PFD.L Trading Statement
Centamin CEY.L Q4 Trading Statement
IntegraFin Holdings IHPI.L Q1 Trading Statement
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