Aug 14 (Reuters) - Britain's FTSE 100 .FTSE index is expected to open 21
points higher at 7,272 on Wednesday, according to financial bookmakers.
* GLENCORE: Global commodity miner and trader Glencore GLEN.L on Wednesday
lost its case to stop Australian tax authorities using business information that
was leaked as part of the so-called Paradise Papers. The ruling potentially
opens the door for Glencore to receive a backdated tax bill. * RYANAIR: Ryanair's RYA.I directly employed pilots in Ireland agreed to
attend mediated talks starting on Wednesday to avert a strike their trade union
said would go ahead next week if the airline does not properly address a pay
claim. * OIL: Oil prices fell on Wednesday on disappointing economic data from
China and a rise in U.S. crude inventories, erasing some of the sharp gains in
the previous session on signs of an easing in Sino-U.S. trade tensions.
* GOLD: Gold steadied on Wednesday, consolidating around the key $1,500
level, buoyed by uncertainty around political risks such as the unrest in Hong
Kong amid global growth concerns, while a slight easing of the Sino-U.S. trade
tensions kept prices in check.
* UK's FTSE 100 .FTSE ended 0.3% higher on Tuesday, reversing earlier
losses, after the United States said it would delay tariffs on some Chinese
products, offering respite to investors who had been gripped with fears over the
trade dispute. UK CORPORATE DIARY:
Hochschild Mining PLC HOCM.L Half Year Earnings Release
Avast PLC AVST.L Half Year Earnings Release
Prudential PLC PRU.L Half Year Earnings Release
Indigovision Group PLC ID2A.L Half Year Earnings Release
Lookers PLC LOOK.L Half Year Earnings Release
CLS Holdings PLC CLSH.L Half Year Earnings Release
Balfour Beatty PLC BALF.L Half Year Earnings Release
Admiral Group PLC ADML.L Half Year Earnings Release
Bank of Georgia Group PLC BGEO.L Half Year Earnings Release
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