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Britain's FTSE 100 .FTSE index is seen opening 155 points higher at 6,219 on
Tuesday, according to financial bookmakers, with futures FFIc1 up 2.33% ahead
of cash markets open.
* GREGGS: British baker Greggs GRG.L confirmed plans to reopen 800 shops
for takeaway only on June 18. * DE LA RUE: Banknote printer De La Rue DLAR.L said Britain's Serious
Fraud Office had closed an investigation into "suspected corruption" in the
company's South Sudan business. * CINEWORLD: British cinema operator Cineworld Group Plc CINE.L said on
Tuesday that some of its theatres would reopen in the last week of June and
expected all of them to reopen by July. * LSE: The London Stock Exchange LSE.L will not offer concessions to EU
antitrust regulators reviewing its $27 billion bid for data and analytics
company Refinitiv. * BRITISH AIRWAYS: British Airways is fighting for its survival and has
acted lawfully, Willie Walsh, the chief executive of the airline's owner IAG
ICAG.L said on Monday, in a terse response to lawmakers who heavily criticised
its treatment of employees. * RIO TINTO: Global miner Rio Tinto PLC RIO.L has no plans to take full
control of its Canadian Arctic diamond mine, which faces closure and will cost
hundreds of millions of dollars to clean up, court documents show. * OIL: Oil prices slid on lingering concerns over the threat to fuel demand
from the resurgence of new coronavirus infections around the world. * GOLD: Gold rose after the U.S. Federal Reserve widened its program of
buying corporate debt to combat the financial toll of the pandemic. * The UK blue-chip index .FTSE closed down 0.7% on Monday, but recovered
from a three-week low hit during the session. * For more on the factors affecting European stocks, please click on:
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