Britain's FTSE futures FFIc1 seen down 0.1% ahead of cash market open on
Tuesday.
* ENTAIN: Britain's Entain ENT.L has approached Tabcorp Holdings TAH.AX
with a A$3.5 billion ($2.73 billion) proposal to buy its wagering and media
business, the Australian betting firm said. * DARKTRACE: The books for the listing of British cybersecurity company
Darktrace have been covered on the first day of the road show, a source familiar
with the matter said on Monday. * ASTRAZENECA: The United States will start to share up to 60 million doses
of AstraZeneca (NASDAQ:AZN) Plc's AZN.L COVID-19 vaccine with other countries in the coming
months after a federal safety review, the Associated Press reported on Monday,
citing the White House. * OIL: Oil prices rebounded after falling in the previous session, but gains
are likely to be capped amid growing concerns over fuel demand in India, the
world's third-biggest crude importer, now slammed by spiralling new coronavirus
cases. O/R
* London's FTSE-100 rose on Monday as mining and financial shares benefitted
from growing hopes of an economic recovery, while a surge in shares of
engineering firm IMI helped the mid-cap index outperform its blue-chip
counterpart. .L
* UK CORPORATE DIARY:
BP.L BP Q1 Results
WTB.L Whitbread FY Results
IWG.L IWG Trading Update
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