April 29 (Reuters) - Britain's FTSE 100 .FTSE index is seen opening 36
points higher at 5,994 on Wednesday, according to financial bookmakers.
* IAG: British Airways plans to cut more than a quarter of its jobs due to
the coronavirus crisis, parent company IAG ICAG.L said on Tuesday, forecasting
that passenger numbers will take years to recover. * UNILEVER: Unilever ULVR.L , L'Oreal OREP.PA and Estee Lauder EL.N
are among firms vying to buy British makeup brand Charlotte Tilbury Beauty Ltd,
Bloomberg reported on Tuesday. * OIL: U.S. oil prices jumped, trimming some of this week's losses, after
U.S. stockpiles rose less than expected and on expectations demand will increase
as some European countries and U.S. cities moved to ease coronavirus lockdowns.
* GOLD: Gold prices inched higher as the dollar weakened amid plans to ease
major economies out of coronavirus lockdowns, while investors awaited any
forward guidance from the U.S. Federal Reserve's policy statement due later in
the day. * The UK blue-chip index .FTSE closed up 1.9% at a near seven-week high on
Tuesday, as hopes that major economies will ease lockdown measures helped
investors look past dire quarterly earnings reports from oil major BP and lender
HSBC. UK CORPORATE DIARY:
AstraZeneca AZN.L Q1 2020 Earnings Release
Barclays BARC.L Q1 2020 Earnings Release
Destiny Pharma DEST.L Full Year 2019 Earnings Release
Dixons Carphone DC.L Pre-Close Business Update
Elementis ELM.L Trading Statement Release
GlaxoSmithKline GSK.L Q1 2020 Earnings Release
N Brown Group BWNG.L Full Year 2020 Earnings Release
Next NXT.L Q1 2020 Trading Statement Release
Persimmon PSN.L Trading Statement Release
Proactis Holdings PHD.L Half Year 2020 Earnings Release
Standard Chartered STAN.L Q1 2020 Interim Management Statement Release
Synthomer SYNTS.L Q1 2020 Trading Statement Release
WPP WPP.L Q1 2020 Trading Statement Release
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