Britain's FTSE 100 index .FTSE is seen opening 28 points lower at 6,131 on
Monday, according to financial bookmakers.
* BHP: BHP Group BHP.AX , BHPB.L has completed its first blockchain trade
in iron ore with China Baoshan Iron & Steel Co Ltd 600019.SS . * RIO: Rio Tinto RIO.AX RIO.L said Mongolia would build a coal-fired
plant that would supply power to its giant Oyu Tolgoi copper mine in the
country, with construction set to start by this time next year. * ENERGY: Britain's energy market regulator Ofgem is consulting on plans to
strengthen support measures being offered during the coronavirus
pandemic. * BRITISH AIRWAYS: British Airways, which has said it needs to cut 12,000
jobs and proposed pay cuts for cabin crew, has reached a deal with its pilots
that will see 350 laid off. * ASTRAZENECA: Brazil announced on Saturday that it had signed a $127
million agreement to start producing locally an experimental vaccine developed
by AstraZeneca AZN.L . * PETRA DIAMONDS: Petra Diamonds PDL.L has put itself or parts of its
business up for sale, the Africa-focussed miner said. * UNILEVER: Unilever PLC ULVR.L said it will stop advertising on Facebook
FB.O , Instagram and Twitter in the United States for the rest of the
year. * BERKELEY: British homebuilder Berkeley Group BKGH.L said its chairman
and co-founder, Tony Pidgley, died suddenly on Friday. * OIL: Oil prices slid for a second straight session as coronavirus cases
rose in the United States and other places. * The UK blue-chip index .FTSE closed up 0.2% on Friday, as investors
weighed optimism about a revival in business activity against a surge in global
coronavirus infections. * UK CORPORATE DIARY:
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