UPDATE 2-UK Stocks-Factors to watch on Oct 9

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Oct 9 (Reuters) - Britain's FTSE 100 .FTSE index is seen opening 24 points
higher at 6,002 on Friday, according to financial bookmakers, with futures
FFIc1 seen up 0.2% ahead of cash market open.
* TP ICAP: TP ICAP TCAPI.L said it plans to raise about $425 million
through a rights issue and agreed to buy electronic trading network Liquidnet
Holdings for a revised consideration between $575 million and $700 million.
* BRITISH LAND: Mall and office owner British Land BLND.L said it would
resume paying dividends in November and that it was in active talks with its
tenants over rent payments. * LONDON STOCK EXCHANGE: London Stock Exchange LSE.L said it had accepted
a 4.325 billion euro ($5.09 billion) cash offer by pan-European bourse operator
Euronext ENX.PA for the Milan stock exchange. * CENTRICA: British Gas owner Centrica CNA.L said on Thursday it has
agreed with trade unions not to force through changes to terms and conditions
via legal a process this year, in return for unions agreeing not to ballot for
industrial action this month. * GOLD: Gold prices rose 1% on Friday, supported by a weaker dollar and
optimism over a new U.S. coronavirus relief package after President Donald Trump
said talks with Congress had restarted. * OIL: Oil prices eased on Friday, slipping at the end of a week of big
gains made on the risk that supplies from Norway could be slashed by up to 25%
due to a strike by oilworkers.
* The UK blue-chip index .FTSE closed up 0.5% on Thursday, after the Bank
of England Governor said he thought a post-Brexit trade deal was possible and
hinted at additional stimulus as rising numbers of coronavirus cases lead to
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