UK Stocks-Factors to watch on April 23

April 23 (Reuters) - Britain's FTSE 100 .FTSE index is seen opening 25
points lower at 5,746 on Thursday, according to financial bookmakers.
* ROYAL DUTCH SHELL: Royal Dutch Shell RDSa.L has postponed decisions on
whether to go ahead with two large oil and gas developments in the Gulf of
Mexico and North Sea after oil prices collapsed due to the coronavirus crisis, a
company source said on Wednesday.
* Currency service provider Travelex TFPI.UL has put itself up for sale,
the London-based company said on Wednesday, a month after parent Finablr warned
that it was preparing for a potential insolvency. * Telecom Italia (TIM) and Vodafone VOD.L said on Wednesday they had
agreed to launch the sale of an 8% stake in Italy's biggest mobile tower company
INWIT on a pro-rata basis as part of their efforts to cut debt. * GOLD: Gold eased on Thursday as investors booked profits from a near 2%
rally in the previous session, while U.S. stimulus measures to ease the economic
blow from the coronavirus outbreak limited losses and kept prices above $1,700
an ounce. * OIL: Oil extended gains on Thursday amid signs that producers are cutting
production to cope with a collapse in demand for fuel as the coronavirus
outbreak ravages the world's economies. * EX-DIVS: Intercontinental Hotels IHG.L , Mondi MNDI.L , Melrose
MRON.L , Phoenix Group Holdings PHNX.L , Standard Life Aberdeen SLA.L , Smith
& Nephew SN.L and Taylor Wimpey will trade without entitlement to its latest
dividend pay-out on Thursday, trimming 5.05 points off the FTSE 100 according to
Reuters calculations. .L/XD * The UK blue-chip index .FTSE closed up 2.3% on Wednesday a 6% rally in
energy majors BP and Royal Dutch Shell and positive corporate updates injected
calm into equity markets after an oil-driven rout. UK CORPORATE DIARY:
NMCN Plc NMCN.L FY 2019 earnings release
RDI Reit Plc RDI.L HY 2020 earnings release
Luceco Plc LUCEL.L FY 2019 earnings release
Alfa Financial Software ALFAAL.L FY 2019 earnings release
Anglo American Plc AAL.L Q1 2020 production report
Meggitt Plc MGGT.L Q1 2020 trading statement
MPH SE MGPCq.L Q1 2020 pre-close trading statement
Unilever Plc ULVR.L Q1 2020 trading statement
Relx Plc REL.L Q1 2020 trading statement
Taylor Wimpey TW.L Trading statement
Tullow Oil TLW.L Trading statement
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