March 17 (Reuters) - Britain's FTSE 100 .FTSE index is seen opening 1
point lower at 6,793 on Wednesday, according to financial bookmakers.
* G4S: The G4S GFS.L takeover saga finally came to an end on Tuesday after
a majority of the security company's shareholders accepted a 3.8 billion pound
offer from U.S. rival Allied Universal, snubbing hostile Canadian bidder
GardaWorld. * CAPITA: Capita CPI.L on Wednesday will unveil a fresh restructuring of
the embattled outsourcer, along with a plan to raise 400 million pounds from a
string of disposals, Sky News reported on Tuesday. * AIRLINES: A recovery in UK travel bookings appears undimmed by the
suspension of AstraZeneca (NASDAQ:AZN)'s AZN.L COVID-19 vaccine elsewhere in Europe,
airlines said on Tuesday. * CLIMATE: Britain plans to invest 1 billion pounds to cut emissions from
industry, schools and hospitals, it said on Wednesday. * GOLD: Gold prices edged up on to hover near their highest in more than two
weeks on prospects of higher inflation. * OIL: Oil prices slipped for a fourth day on worries about rocky demand in
Europe. * The UK blue-chip index .FTSE closed 0.8% higher on Tuesday following a
clutch of upbeat company earnings, while AstraZeneca rose after the European
medicine watchdog said it saw little reason to change its stance on the
drugmaker's COVID-19 vaccine. UK CORPORATE DIARY:
Capita CPI.L FY results
Ferrexpo FXPO.L FY results
Dignity DTY.L FY results
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