Oct 8 (Reuters) - Britain's FTSE 100 .FTSE index is seen opening up 17
points at 7,214 points on Tuesday, according to financial bookmakers.
*LSE: Hong Kong's bourse on Tuesday scrapped its unsolicited $39 billion
approach for the stock Exchange LSE.L after failing to convince LSE management
to back a move that could have transformed both global financial services
giants. *DS SMITH: Packaging firm Liqui-Box Corp on Monday agreed to sell its
bag-in-box business to Peak Packaging to comply with requirements from Britain's
competition watchdog over the U.S.-based company's takeover of DS Smith's
SMDS.L plastics business. *EDDIE STOBART LOGISTICS: Eddie Stobart Logistics Plc ESLE.L said on
Monda, DBAY Advisors Limited, its third-largest shareholder, has been granted
more time to make a firm takeover offer for the haulage company, and that their
talks are ongoing. *GOLD: Gold prices slipped for a third straight session on Tuesday,
pressured by a stronger dollar and an uptick in equities ahead of upcoming
U.S.-China trade talks in Washington. *OIL: Oil prices rose on Tuesday, buoyed by overnight gains in industrial
commodities, while unrest in oil-producing countries Iraq and Ecuador raised
concerns of supply disruption, adding to support.
* The UK blue-chip index closed up 0.6% on Monday fuelled by hopes of an end
to the stand-off between the world's two largest economies, with U.S. President
Donald Trump saying his administration had a "very good chance" of making a
trade deal with China. UK CORPORATE DIARY:
Physiomics PLC PYSM.L Full Year 2019 Earnings Release
Plutus Powergen PLC
easyJet plc EZJ.L Q4 2019 Pre-Close Trading Statement
Release
YouGov PLC YOU.L Full Year 2019 Earnings Release
Electrocomponents PLC ECM.L Q2 2020 Trading Statement Release
Stock Spirits Group PLC STCK.L Pre-close Trading Statement Release
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