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May 29 (Reuters) - Britain's FTSE 100 .FTSE index is seen opening 34
points lower at 7,235 on Wednesday, according to financial bookmakers, with
futures FFIc1 down 0.67% ahead of the cash market open.
* AVEVA: British industrial software company AVEVA AVV.L met market
expectations with a 20% rise in full-year adjusted earnings on Wednesday and
said it was confident it would meet its medium-term targets. * NON-STANDARD FINANCE: Britain's competition watchdog said on Wednesday
it was considering whether Non-Standard Finance's NSF.L (NSF) hostile takeover
of rival Provident Financial PFG.L would result in a substantial lessening of
competition.
* EXPERIAN: The world's biggest credit check company Experian EXPN.L named
independent non-executive director Mike Rogers as chairman on Wednesday,
replacing Don Robert who announced his departure last year. * TELEFORD: Telford Homes Plc TELF.L on Wednesday posted record annual
revenue as an increased focus on build to rent contracts helped it navigate a
tough housing market in London that has squeezed margins and hit
profit.
* HSBC: HSBC Holdings PLC HSBA.L plans to boost its Asia retail wealth
management staff by about 300 by end of this year, with Europe's biggest lender
by assets sharpening its focus on Singapore to add to its presence in core
markets of Hong Kong and China. * GOLD: Gold prices steadied on Wednesday, as global economic concerns
dented risk appetite but a strong dollar capped gains as it competed to get
preference over bullion as a safe-haven bet. * OIL: Oil prices fell on Wednesday on concerns the Sino-U.S. trade war
could trigger a global economic downturn, but relatively tight supply amid OPEC
output cuts and political tensions in the Middle East offered some support.
* The UK blue chip index closed was 0.1% lower as a drop in blue-chip
tobacco stocks after a report showing declining cigarette volumes and losses in
pharmaceutical giants was enough to offset gains in mining heavyweights and push
London's main stock index into the red on Tuesday. * For more on the factors affecting European stocks, please click on:
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