Dec 9 (Reuters) - Britain's FTSE 100 .FTSE index is seen opening 31 points
higher at 6,590
on Wednesday, according to financial bookmakers.
* G4S: Security group G4S GFS.L on Tuesday agreed to be bought out by
Allied Universal for 3.8 billion pounds ($5.1 billion), picking the U.S. company
over Canadian rival GardaWorld and potentially ending a tense, months-long
bidding war. * BARCLAYS: Barclays Plc BARC.L on Tuesday promoted 84 employees to the
role of managing directors in corporate and investment banking, of which about
27% were women. * JOBS: British employers recruited fewer permanent staff during an
England-wide lockdown last month, and relied instead on temporary workers to
plug the gap, showed a monthly survey of recruiters. * GOLD: Gold prices eased as encouraging vaccine developments pushed
investors towards riskier equities, although hopes for more U.S. stimulus kept
bullion near two-week highs hit in the previous session. * OIL: Oil prices eased as an unexpected jump in U.S. oil inventories
fuelled concerns over slow demand, but positive news on COVID-19 vaccines
boosted investor optimism about a recovery in fuel demand, capping
losses. * The UK blue-chip index .FTSE closed 0.1% higher on Tuesday as Britain
and the European Union agreed on how to manage the Ireland-Northern Ireland
border, while investors awaited a wider post-Brexit trade deal. UK CORPORATE DIARY:
British American Tobacco Plc BATS.L FY pre-close trading update
Balfour Beatty Plc BALF.L Q3 trading statement
Victrex Plc VCTX.L FY earnings
Stageocoach Group Plc SGC.L HY earnings
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