UPDATE 1-UK Stocks-Factors to watch on Nov 3

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Nov 3 (Reuters) - Britain's FTSE 100 .FTSE index is seen opening 50 points
higher at 5,705 on Tuesday, according to financial bookmakers, with futures up
0.79% ahead of cash market open.

* ASSOCIATED BRITISH FOODS: Associated British Foods ABF.L reported a 40%
fall in full-year earnings, with a COVID-19-related hit to profit at its Primark
clothing business outweighing increases at its sugar, grocery, agriculture and
ingredients divisions. * WIZZ AIR: Wizz Air WIZZ.L said passenger numbers were 69% lower this
October compared to last October, as the pandemic continues to crush demand for
flying. * CREST: British homebuilder Crest Nicholson CRST.L forecast annual
earnings ahead of market expectations and reinstated dividend due to strong
recovery in the housing market, but warned of fresh challenges in the face of
the new coronavirus lockdown. * AMIGO: Amigo AMGO.L said it has dropped plans to resume new lending
until 2021, and would instead focus on loan collections and clearing a backlog
of customer complaints as the pandemic continued to cast a pall over its
business. * SENIOR: Senior Plc SNR.L said its revenue was unlikely to recover before
2022 as the British aerospace supplier grapples with setbacks to jet production
and global travel demand during the COVID-19 pandemic. * GOLD: Gold prices edged down, as cautious investors awaited the outcome of
the U.S. presidential election with President Donald Trump closely trailing
Democrat Joe Biden in national opinion polls. * OIL: Oil prices slipped as worries about soaring COVID-19 cases, rapidly
rising Libyan supply and U.S election jitters outweighed growing hopes that
major producers would hold back on planned production increases. * The UK blue-chip index .FTSE closed 1.4% higher on Monday, as Ocado
OCDO.L led gains after raising its full year earnings outlook, while mid-caps
fell, as England faced the prospect of entering a nearly one-month lockdown
later in the week. For more on the factors affecting European stocks, please click on:
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