Dec 15 - Futures for Britain's FTSE 100 index FFIc1 were down 0.39% ahead
of the cash market open.
* IG GROUP: Online trading platform IG Group Holdings Plc IGG.L said it
expects to report a 66.4% surge in its first-half revenue, as coronavirus-led
volatility in financial markets triggered strong client activity. * WPP: WPP WPP.L , the world's biggest advertising company, said it will
restate its financial statements for 2017, 2018 and 2019 as some aspects were
not fully in line with the accounting requirements. * JD SPORTS: Britain's biggest sportswear retailer JD Sports JD.L said on
Tuesday it had acquired U.S.-based shoe retailer Shoe Palace for $325 million.
* DP EURASIA: DP Eurasia DPEU.L , which runs Domino's Pizza brand in Turkey
and Russia, said it is considering a dual listing on the Istanbul stock exchange
or an IPO of its Turkish business. * COVID-19: London will move into England's highest tier of COVID-19
restrictions, the government said on Monday, citing increased infection rates
that may be partly linked to a new variant of the coronavirus. * The UK blue-chip index .FTSE closed 0.2% lower on Monday as London and
Brussels agreed to "go the extra mile" in coming days to try to reach an elusive
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