Jan 28 (Reuters) - Britain's FTSE 100 .FTSE index is seen opening 52
points lower at 6,516 on Thursday, according to financial bookmakers.
* G4S: GardaWorld on Wednesday extended its buyout offer period for rival
G4S GFS.L for a fifth time, even as the British company has already accepted
U.S.-based Allied Universal's takeover offer. * BP: Qantas Airways Ltd QAN.AX and BP PLC BP.L announced a strategic
partnership to reduce carbon emissions in the aviation sector in Australia as
part of their goals to become carbon neutral companies by 2050. * ASTRAZENECA: The University of Oxford expects efficacy data from a study
of its COVID-19 vaccine against the British variant of the novel coronavirus by
next week, a lead scientist said. * COVID-19: Prime Minister Boris Johnson indicated the COVID-19 lockdown in
England would last until March 8 when schools could start to reopen as the
government announced new measures to clamp down on travel to and from
Britain. * AUTOS: British car output fell to its lowest level since 1984 last year
after the COVID-19 pandemic shut factories and hurt demand, an industry body
said. * PROPERTY: Britain saw the biggest rise in vacant shops in over two decades
late last year and the sharpest increase in empty offices since the financial
crisis. * GOLD: Gold slipped as investors flocked to the safety of the dollar after
an equity sell-off. * OIL: Oil slid in Asia morning trade despite a huge drop in U.S. crude
stock. * The UK blue-chip index .FTSE closed 1.3% lower on Wednesday led by a
decline in mining shares as a surge in virus cases and movement curbs raised
demand worries. UK CORPORATE DIARY:
Wizz Air Holdings Plc WIZZ.L Q3 results
Rank Group Plc RNK.L HY results
Anglo American Plc AAL.L Quarterly output
Britvic Plc BVIC.L Trading statement
Euromoney Institutional Investor Plc ERM.L Trading statement
Kaz Minerals Plc KAZ.L Quarterly output
Tate & Lyle Plc TATE.L Trading statement
St. James's Place Plc SJP.L Trading statement
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