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June 10 (Reuters) - Britain's FTSE 100 futures .FFIc1 are
seen opening up 0.6% ahead of the cash market open on Monday.
* FERGUSON: British plumbing products distributor Ferguson
Plc FERG.L said on Monday it expects ongoing trading profit
for the year to be in line with analysts' expectations, and
announced a $500 million share buyback programme. * VECTURA: British drugmaker Vectura Group Plc's VEC.L
chief executive officer, James Ward-Lilley, will step down by
the end of this month, the company said on Monday. * WOODFORD: The listed fund run by money manger Neil
Woodford, Woodford Patient Capital Trust WPCT.L , tried on
Monday to reassure investors that the fallout from the
suspension of Woodford's flagship equity fund has not affected
its "operational performance". * MOSS BROS: Gatemore Capital Management disclosed a 9.57%
stake in British suit retailer Moss Bros Group MOSB.L on
Monday, making the asset manager one of Moss' largest
shareholder. * OIL: Oil prices rose on Monday after Saudi Arabia said
producer club OPEC and Russia were likely to keep withholding
supplies, and in relief that the United States and Mexico
averted a trade war that would have damaged the global economy.
* GOLD: Gold prices retreated from a 14-month peak on Monday
after an agreement between the United States and Mexico to avert
a tariff war crimped safe-haven demand for the yellow
metal. * The UK blue chip index closed 1% higher on Friday on
expectations of an interest rate cut after disappointing U.S.
jobs data. * For more on the factors affecting European stocks, please
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