May 14 (Reuters) - Britain's FTSE 100 .FTSE index is seen opening up about
0.2% or 16 points on Tuesday, according to financial bookmakers.
* VODAFONE: Vodafone Group Plc VOD.L on Monday agreed to sell its New
Zealand business for NZ$3.4 billion ($2.23 billion) to a consortium comprising
New Zealand-based Infratil Ltd IFT.NZ and Canada's Brookfield Asset Management
BAMa.TO , in a deal the telecom giant says would help reduce its debt.
* FINABLR: United Arab Emirates-based payments and foreign exchange company
Finablr FINF.L has extended the closing of books for its initial public
offering (IPO) to May 14 due to volatile market conditions, two sources familiar
with the deal said on Monday. * The UK blue chip index ended down 0.6% on Monday, slipping to a seven-week
low as China slapped retaliatory tariffs on U.S. goods, further escalating their
protracted trade dispute, and as telecom giant Vodafone slipped after a report
of a dividend cut. * For more on the factors affecting European stocks, please click on:
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Premier Foods PFD.L FY Results
Renishaw RSW.L Trading Update
Charter Court Financial Services CCFS.L Q1 Trading Update
Stock Spirits STCK.L HY Results
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