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Nov 2 (Reuters) - Britain's FTSE 100 .FTSE index is seen opening 13 points
lower at 5,564 on Monday, according to financial bookmakers, with futures down
0.27% ahead of cash market open.
* RYANAIR: Ireland's Ryanair Holdings PLC RYA.I posted a loss for its key
summer period for the first time in decades, and warned that the COVID-19 crisis
could force further cuts and leave capacity next summer as little as half of
normal levels. * HISCOX: Insurer Hiscox HSX.L said it reserved $75 million for
catastrophe claims in the third quarter, with the most active North American
wind season on record and another significant wildfire season in
California. * OCADO: Ocado OCDO.L , the British online supermarket and technology group
would buy two robotics companies for a total of $287 million. * ASSOCIATED BRITISH FOODS: Associated British Foods ABF.L , the owner of
clothing retailer Primark, said it estimated it would lose 375 million pounds
($484 million) of sales from temporary closures of its stores in major markets
due to COVID-19 restrictions. * GVC: Ladbrokes and bwin owner GVC GVC.L warned of a 43 million pound
($55.5 million) hit to profit if its gambling stores remained closed for all of
November under Britain's latest coronavirus lockdown. * GOLD: Gold ticked higher as caution crept in ahead of Tuesday's hotly
contested U.S. presidential elections, sparking some bids for the safe-haven
metal, though a resilient dollar capped gains. * OIL: Oil prices fell more than 3% on worries a swathe of coronavirus
lockdowns across Europe will weaken fuel demand, while traders braced for
turbulence during the U.S. presidential election week. * The UK blue-chip index .FTSE closed 0.1% lower on Friday, logging its
biggest monthly drop since a brutal sell-off in March, as a new wave of regional
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