UPDATE 1-UK Stocks-Factors to watch on July 30

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July 30 (Reuters) - Britain's FTSE 100 .FTSE index is seen opening 15
points higher at 6,147 on Thursday, according to financial bookmakers, with
futures FFIc1 up 0.3% ahead of cash markets open.

* SHELL: Royal Dutch Shell RDSA.L said its second-quarter writedowns
include the OPL 245 licence for an offshore oilfield in Nigeria which it holds
alongside Eni ENI.MI . * ASTRAZENECA: AstraZeneca AZN.L topped second-quarter sales and profit
expectations and stood by its 2020 forecasts. * LLOYDS BANKING GROUP: Lloyds Banking Group LLOY.L swung to a rare pretax
loss in the first half of 2020, after setting aside a bigger than expected 2.4
billion pounds second quarter provision. * MAN GROUP: Man Group EMG.L recorded an 8% fall in assets in the first
six months of 2020. * ANGLO AMERICAN: Anglo American AAL.L said first-half profits fell
39%. * BAE SYSTEMS: BAE Systems BAES.L warned its underlying earnings would be
slightly lower in 2020. * RENTOKIL: Rentokil Initial Plc RTO.L reported an 11% fall in adjusted
pretax profit for the first half of this year. * RSA: RSA RSA.L posted an above-forecast operating profit of 349 million
pounds in the first half. * ROBERT WALTERS': Robert Walters' RWA.L half-year profit fell nearly
80%. * SCHRODERS: Schroders SDR.L posted a 10% fall in profit before tax and
exceptional items in the first half of the year. * INDIVIOR: Indivior INDV.L reported a 73% fall in its second-quarter
profit. * The UK blue-chip index .FTSE FTSE 100 ended flat on Wednesday as
investors held out for more stimulus from the U.S. Congress and the Federal
Reserve, while GlaxoSmithKline, Barclays and Taylor Wimpey slid on weak
quarterly earnings. * For more on the factors affecting European stocks, please click on:
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