Feb 8 (Reuters) - Britain's FTSE 100 .FTSE index is seen opening 54 points
higher at 6,543 on Monday, according to financial bookmakers.
* RIO TINTO: Mongolia's government is seeking an agreement from Rio Tinto
RIO.L , RIO.AX to terminate a deal to expand the Oyu Tolgoi copper mine in
the Gobi Desert, the Financial Times said. * ASTRAZENECA: South Africa will put on hold use of AstraZeneca (NASDAQ:AZN)'s AZN.L
COVID-19 shot in its vaccination programme, after data showed it gave minimal
protection against mild-to-moderate infection caused by the country's dominant
coronavirus variant. * ROLLS ROYCE: Rolls-Royce RR.L said it is proposing a two-week
operational shutdown of its civil aerospace unit over the summer. * G4S: G4S GFS.L will hold talks with the City's takeover panel, the
Telegraph reported on Saturday, which could lead to a head-to-head auction
between GardaWorld and Allied Universal for the company's buyout. * HIPGNOSIS SONGS FUND: Hipgnosis Songs Fund SONG.L said on Friday it had
raised 75 million pounds through a share sale, as the investment firm seeks to
cash in on the explosion of online music streaming during the COVID-19 pandemic.
* COVID-19: Britain plans to tax retailers and tech companies whose profits
have soared during the COVID-19 pandemic, the Sunday Times reported.
* GOLD: Gold prices edged higher as softer U.S. jobs data cemented hopes of
further fiscal stimulus and pressured the dollar. * OIL: Oil prices rose with Brent futures nudging past $60 a barrel, boosted
by supply cuts among key producers and hopes for further U.S. economic stimulus
measures to boost demand. * The UK mid-cap index .FTMC closed 1.2% higher on Friday as power
equipment supplier Aggreko Plc AGGK.L soared following a buyout proposal and
faster vaccine rollouts supported hopes for a brisk economic revival.
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