Dec 5 - Britain's FTSE 100 .FTSE index is seen opening flat at 7,189 on
Thursday, according to financial bookmakers.
* METRO BANK: Metro Bank MTRO.L Chief Executive Craig Donaldson is leaving
after a torrid year in which the British lender was engulfed in a damaging
accounting scandal that has also cost it its chairman and wiped 90% off its
market value. * BP: BP Plc BP.L said on Wednesday it would supply renewable energy to
Amazon.com Inc's AMZN.O European data centres that drive the technology giant's
cloud platform. * M&G INVESTMENTS: The British fund manager MNG.L suspended dealing in its
flagship UK property fund on Wednesday, blaming Brexit uncertainty and weakness
in the retail sector for a surge in investor requests to cash out. * SCHRODERS: The British asset manager SDR.L is restructuring its business
to put more emphasis on growth areas such as private assets and wealth
management, it said on Wednesday, in a move that will lead to job cuts.
* EX-DIVS: Next NXT.L will trade without entitlement to its latest
dividend pay-out on Thursday, trimming 0.29 points off the FTSE 100 according to
Reuters calculations. * The UK blue chip index closed up 0.4% higher on Wednesday as a report that
the United States and China were moving closer to a trade deal lifted demand for
risky assets. UK CORPORATE DIARY:
IG Group Holdings Plc IGG.L Pre-close trading statement
DS Smith Plc SMDS.L HY Earnings Release
Daily Mail and General Trust Plc DMGOa.L FY Earnings Release
Victrex Plc VCTX.L Prelim 2019 Earnings Release
AJ Bell Plc AJBA.L HY Earnings Release
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