Dec 9 (Reuters) - Britain's FTSE 100 .FTSE index is seen opening 18 points
lower at 7,222 on Monday, according to financial bookmakers.
* TESCO: Britain's biggest retailer, Tesco TSCO.L , has signalled a further
retreat from its once lofty global ambitions by starting a review of its
remaining Asian businesses, which could result in a sale of those Thai and
Malaysian operations. * M&G: M&G's MNG.L life and pensions arm said it has suspended a 164
million pound property fund, days after the British fund manager froze dealing
in its 2.5 billion pound ($3.21 billion) flagship UK property fund. * BREXIT: British Prime Minister Boris Johnson's Conservative Party extended
its lead over the Labour Party to 14 percentage points, up from 9 percentage
points a week ago, an opinion poll by Survation for ITV's Good Morning Britain
showed. * OIL: Oil prices fell after data showed China's overall exports of goods
and services shrank for a fourth straight month, sending shivers through a
market already concerned about damage being down to global demand by the
Sino-U.S. trade war. * GOLD: Gold was steady as investors awaited cues from the U.S. Federal
Reserve on interest rates later this week, while trying to size up the chances
of a new round of U.S. tariffs on Chinese goods. * The main bourse .FTSE advanced 1.4% with gains across the board as
optimism around the Sino-U.S. trade talks rose, but recent mixed signals on
prospects of a deal still led the index to its worst week in two months.
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