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Jan 20 (Reuters) - Britain's FTSE 100 .FTSE index is seen opening 12
points higher at 7,686 on Monday, futures FFIc1 up 0.1%, according to
financial bookmakers.
* FEVERTREE: Premium tonic water maker Fevertree Drinks Plc's FEVR.L said
annual revenue growth of 10% would be below its expectations, hurt by subdued
Christmas trading in Britain. * BAE SYSTEMS: British defence company BAE Systems BAES.L said it would
spend $2.2 billion to help grow its U.S.-based Electronic Systems business,
picking up two units being offloaded as a result of the merger of U.S. rivals
Raytheon and United Technologies. * INTU: British shopping centre operator Intu Properties INTUP.L said it
was targeting an equity raise by the end of February to tackle debt, as it
engages in talks with shareholders and potential new investors. * ANGLO AMERICAN: Anglo American AAL.L said it agreed to buy Sirius
Minerals SXX.L for 404.9 million pounds ($526.2 million) in cash, marking the
global miner's return to fertilizer. * PROPERTY MARKET: Asking prices for British houses put on sale in the five
weeks to Jan. 11 rose by a record amount for the time of year, property website
Rightmove said, adding to signs of a post-election bounce in consumer and
business confidence. * CAR INSURANCE: Comprehensive motor insurance policy costs in Britain rose
5% on average in 2019, the steepest annual rise since 2017, an insurance price
index showed * CAIRN ENERGY: Australian oil minnow FAR Ltd FAR.AX said it has lined up
loan funding for its share of the $4.2 billion Sangomar project, Senegal's first
oil development block, and made a final decision to proceed. The project is a
joint venture (JV) between Woodside Petroleum WPL.AX , Cairn Energy Plc
CNE.L , FAR and Senegal's state-owned Petrosen. * BT: Britain's BT BT.L and Vodafone VOD.L are considering urging Prime
Minister Boris Johnson not to risk the rollout of next generation mobile
networks by banning China's Huawei HWT.UL , sources said, confirming a Sky News
report on Friday * GOLD: Gold traded in a narrow $3 range as strong U.S. economic data
encouraged investment in riskier assets while limited risk hedging supported the
metal. * OIL: Oil prices rose to their highest in more than week after two large
crude production bases in Libya began shutting down amid a military blockade,
setting the stage for crude flows from the OPEC member to be cut to a trickle.
* METAL: London copper prices were steady, as top consumer China posted
solid growth in key metal consuming sectors, but trading volume was low ahead of
a long holiday in the country. * London's FTSE 100 rose to a more than five-month high on Friday as China's
economic growth met expectations and the pound slid after weak British retail
sales raised the prospect of an imminent interest rate cut by the Bank of
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