May 4 (Reuters) - Futures for Britain's FTSE 100 index FFIc1 were 0.32%
higher on Tuesday.
* BP: BP Plc BP.L is preparing to bid for the rights to build wind farms
off Scotland, The Times reported early on Monday. * PROVIDENT FINANCIAL: Britain's Provident Financial Plc PFG.L is closing
down its doorstep lending business after 141 years, the Mail on Sunday newspaper
reported. * VODAFONE GROUP: Vodafone Group Plc VOD.L and Alphabet Inc's GOOGL.O
Google Cloud entered a strategic partnership to jointly develop data services,
Vodafone said on Sunday. * TRAVEL: Britain has been urged to publish its "green" list of countries
where people from England will be able to travel as soon as possible as the May
17 date for the restart of holidays nears. * GOLD: Gold prices retreated from a more than two-month high due to an
uptick in the dollar. * OIL: Oil prices extended gains as more U.S. states eased lockdowns and the
European Union sought to attract travellers. * The UK blue-chip index .FTSE closed 0.1% higher on Friday, boosted by
earnings updates from AstraZeneca (NASDAQ:AZN) and Smurfit Kappa which help offset a slump in
Barclays shares due to a cautious outlook despite profits beating
expectations. UK CORPORATE DIARY:
FEN.L Frenkel Topping FY results
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