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UPDATE 1-UK Stocks-Factors to watch on July 6

Published 07/06/2020, 02:55 PM
Updated 07/06/2020, 03:00 PM
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July 6 (Reuters) - Britain's FTSE 100 index .FTSE is seen opening 82
points higher at 6,239 on Monday, according to financial bookmakers, with
futures FFIc1 rising 1.6% ahead of cash markets open.

* LLOYDS BANKING GROUP: Lloyds Banking Group LLOY.L Chief Executive
Officer António Horta-Osório will step down next year after spending a decade at
the helm. * AVIVA: Aviva AV.L Chief Executive Officer Maurice Tulloch is stepping
down with immediate effect for family health reasons, the UK insurer
said. * CINEWORLD: Britain's Cineworld CINE.L said it plans to make a
counter-claim against Cineplex CGX.TO for damages and losses following a
failed takeover. * BARRATT: Homebuilder Barratt Developments BDEV.L said its deliveries had
fallen by a third as the coronavirus crisis halted construction
activity. * BOOHOO: British online fashion retailer Boohoo BOOH.L said it would
terminate relationships with any supplier who was found not to be acting within
its code of conduct. * AUDITING: PwC, Deloitte, KPMG and EY should ring fence auditing as a
separate business by June 2024 to improve the quality of auditing, Britain's
accounting watchdog said. * LOCKDOWN: Britain hopes to permit outdoor and socially distanced
performances at cultural venues, minister Oliver Dowden said. * OIL: Oil prices offered up a mixed market snapshot, with Brent crude
edging higher. * The UK blue-chip index .FTSE slid 1.3% on Friday, as a record surge in
U.S. COVID-19 cases made investors question the chance of a swift global
economic recovery. For more on the factors affecting European stocks, please click on:
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