April 16 (Reuters) - Britain's FTSE 100 .FTSE index is
seen opening steady on Friday, with futures FFIc1 marginally
down 0.01%.
* GLOBALWORTH: A top executive at German real estate company
Aroundtown AT1.DE said its proposed 1.57 billion euro takeover
bid, made with partner CPI Property O5G.DE , for Globalworth
Real Estate GWI.L was attractive for shareholders but he did
not rule out lifting the offer. * FINANCE: Britain's financial firms and regulators should
step up the use of technology to cut the cost of compliance and
make the City of London more globally competitive, a report
said. * OIL: Oil prices dipped in early trade, but were on course
for a weekly gain of more than 6% with an improved oil demand
outlook and strong economic recoveries in China and the United
States offsetting concerns about spikes in COVID-19 infections.
* GOLD: Gold prices were steady as robust U.S. economic data
nullified support from lower Treasury yields, although the metal
looked set to post a second straight weekly gain on inflationary
concerns. * London's FTSE 100 ended higher on Thursday on the back of
gains in healthcare heavyweight GlaxoSmithKline and mining
stocks, while hopes of a faster economic recovery lifted the
mid-cap index to record highs. UK CORPORATE DIARY:
Ashmore ASHM.L Q3 AuM update
Man Group EMG.L Trading update
Mediclinic International MDCM.L Trading update
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