Nov 19 - Britain's FTSE 100 .FTSE index is seen opening 59 points lower at
6,327 on Thursday, according to financial bookmakers.
* BT: BT BT.L Chief Executive Philip Jansen is "open-minded" about the
possibility of selling a stake in the British company's Openreach infrastructure
unit once there is full clarity on the regulation of fibre networks next year,
he said on Wednesday. * TRADE DEAL: Canada and the United Kingdom are closer to signing a new
trade agreement, which will replace the existing deal Britain has through
European Union membership, Bloomberg News reported on Wednesday. * GOLD: Gold prices inched lower as a firmer dollar and progress in COVID-19
vaccine developments offset concerns over spiking virus cases in the United
States and hopes of more stimulus. * OIL: Oil futures eased surrendering some gains from the previous day as
the surge in coronavirus cases and tighter economic restrictions around the
globe stoked fears over slower fuel demand, outweighing upbeat vaccine
news. * The UK blue-chip index .FTSE closed 0.3% higher on Wednesday as hopes of
a post-Brexit trade deal with the European Union and further positive vaccine
data from drugmaker Pfizer offset concerns about economic damage from surging
coronavirus cases. UK CORPORATE DIARY:
Naked Wines Plc WINEW.L HY earnings
Kingfisher Plc KGF.L Q3 trading statement
Royal Mail Group Plc RMG.L HY earnings
Johnson Matthey Plc JMAT.L HY earnings
Helma Plc HLMA.L HY earnings
Keller Group Plc KLR.L Q3 trading statement
Syncona Plc SYNCS.L HY earnings
CMC Markets Plc CMCX.L HY earnings
Londonmetric Property Plc LMPL.L HY earnings
Mitie Group PLc MTO.L HY earnings
Jet2 Plc JET2.L HY earnings
Close Brothers Group Plc CBRO.L Q1 trading update
Investec Plc INVP.L HY earnings
Grainger Plc GRI.L FY earnings
Euromoney Institutional Investor Plc ERM.L FY earnings
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