Britain's FTSE 100 .FTSE index is seen opening 11 points lower at 6,118 on
Wednesday, according to financial bookmakers.
* GSK: Sanofi SASY.PA and GSK GSK.L said they had reached an agreement
with Britain to supply it with up to 60 million doses of a potential COVID-19
vaccine. * RETAIL: British retailers discounted their goods less in July than the
month before, after consumer demand picked up in many sectors as coronavirus
lockdown restrictions eased, data from the British Retail Consortium showed.
* OFGEM: Britain's energy market regulator Ofgem proposed measures on
Wednesday to tackle what it called unscrupulous energy brokers so small
businesses could get fairer energy deals. * GOVERNMENT FUND: Britain has announced a 500 million-pound ($647 million)
fund to help television and film companies restart productions after companies
complained they were unable to get insurance because of the coronavirus
pandemic. * OIL: Oil prices rose after an industry report showed that crude
inventories in the United States fell against expectations, giving the market a
boost amid record increases of coronavirus infections in the U.S. and elsewhere.
* The UK blue-chip index .FTSE closed up 0.4% on Tuesday, as investors
hedged with defensive stocks ahead of some keenly awaited events such as a U.S.
Federal Reserve meeting and a decision on a U.S. stimulus plan. UK CORPORATE DIARY:
Taylor Wimpey TW.L HY Earnings Releases
Unite Group UTG.L HY Earnings Releases
Dignity DTY.L HY Earnings Releases
Jupiter Fund Management JUP.L HY Earnings Releases
Barclays BARC.L HY Earnings Releases
Smith & Nephew SN.L HY Earnings Releases
Next PLC NXT.L Q2 Trading Statement
Tullow Oil TLW.L HY Trading Statement
Lancashire Holdings Ltd LRE.L Q2 Earnings Releases
AVEVA Group AVV.L Q1 Trading Statement
Drax Group DRX.L HY Earnings Releases
Weir Group WEIR.L HY Earnings Releases
Rio Tinto RIO.L HY Earnings Releases
Premier Foods PFD.L Q1 Trading Statement
GlaxoSmithKline GSK.L Q2 Earnings Releases
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