UPDATE 1-UK Stocks-Factors to watch on March 30

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March 30 (Reuters) - Britain's FTSE 100 .FTSE index is seen opening 30
points higher at 6,767 on Tuesday, according to financial bookmakers, with
futures .FFIc1 up 0.41% ahead of the cash market open.

* IMPERIAL BRANDS: Imperial Brands IMB.L maintained its full-year adjusted
profit growth forecast. * ROYAL MAIL: Royal Mail RMG.L said it will pay a one-off dividend for the
year ending March following recent upgrades to its financial
outlook. * A.G. BARR: A.G. Barr BAG.L reported a 30.5% slump in full-year profit,
as the coronavirus-led restrictions imposed last December weakened sales in pubs
and sapped demand for its products. * DELIVEROO: When Deliveroo joins the London stock market on Wednesday, it
will be Britain's biggest listing in a decade, even though some of the country's
leading investors - worth over $1 trillion between them - will be conspicuous by
their absence. * GLAXOSMITHKLINE: GlaxoSmithKline GSK.L has agreed in principle to handle
the final part of the manufacturing process for up to 60 million doses of
Novavax 's NVAX.O COVID-19 vaccine for use in Britain. * ASTRAZENECA: Canadian health officials said on Monday they would stop
offering AstraZeneca (NASDAQ:AZN)'s AZN.L COVID-19 vaccine to people under age 55 and
require a new analysis of the shot's risks and benefits based on age and
gender. * IPO: Brazilian energy firm Raizen, a joint venture between Cosan SA
CSAN3.SA and Royal Dutch Shell PLC RDSa.L , has chosen four investment banks
to manage its initial public offering, four people familiar with the matter said
on Monday. * GOLD: Gold prices slipped weighed down by a firm U.S. dollar and Treasury
yields as expectations of a swift economic turnaround grew with vaccination
rates gaining traction. * OIL: Oil prices rose as shipping traffic resumed through the Suez Canal
after days on hold and focus turned to an OPEC+ meeting this week. * The UK blue-chip index .FTSE closed 0.08% lower on Monday, as weakness
in banks and consumer discretionary stocks outweighed gains in defensive
sectors. * For more on the factors affecting European stocks, please click on:
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