Sept 6 (Reuters) - Britain's FTSE 100 .FTSE index is expected to open
slightly lower on Friday, with futures FFIc1 trading down 0.1% at 7260.
* SHELL, BP: Think-tank Carbon Tracker said in a report that investment
plans by Royal Dutch Shell RDSa.L , BP BP.L and ExxonMobil XOM.N , among
others, will not be compatible with the 2015 Paris Agreement, which aims to
limit global warming to 1.5 degrees Celsius. * SHELL: Exxon Mobil XOM.N has agreed to sell its Norwegian oil and gas
assets, which comprises minority stakes in more than 20 fields, operated by
local producer Equinor EQNR.OL and Anglo-Dutch oil major Royal Dutch Shell,
for up to $4 billion. * BREXIT: Number of workers hired for permanent jobs through recruitment
agencies in Britain fell at the fastest pace in more than three years in August
as the Brexit crisis deepened, a survey showed. * BREXIT: If Britain quits the European Union without a deal next month,
some checks may need to take place near Ireland's border with British-run
Northern Ireland, Irish Prime Minister Leo Varadkar said on Thursday.
* GOLD: Gold prices inched lower, after dropping more than 2% in the
previous session, as investors were driven to riskier assets encouraged by
stronger U.S. economic data and hopes of a thaw in the U.S.-China trade
tensions. * OIL: Oil prices edged higher, with crude benchmarks poised for multi-week
gains amid a sharp drawdown in U.S. crude inventories, while trade tensions
eased after Washington and Beijing agreed to hold high-level talks next month.
* London's FTSE 100 slipped 0.6% on Thursday as a surge in sterling pushed
exporter stocks lower, missing out on a global rally led by growing hopes of a
resolution to the U.S.-China trade dispute. * For more on the factors affecting European stocks, please click on:
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