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July 8 (Reuters) - Britain's FTSE 100 .FTSE index is seen opening 7 points
lower at 7,546 on Monday, according to financial bookmakers, with futures
FFIc1 down 0.21% ahead of the cash market open.
* IMPERIAL BRANDS: British tobacco company Imperial Brands Plc IMB.L
announced plans to buy back shares worth up to 200 million pounds ($251 million)
and said it would revise its dividend policy from the next year. * IAG: British Airways owner IAG ICAG.L said the Information
Commissioner's Office intends to impose a penalty of 183.4 million pounds
($229.78 million) for the theft of customer data from the airline website last
year. * ACACIA MINING: Acacia Mining ACAA.L reported a 19% jump in gold
production for the second quarter as output from its Tanzania mine improved,
adding pressure on majority shareholder Barrick Gold ABX.TO to revise its
buyout proposal.
* XAAR: Xaar Plc XAR.L said it expects to report a lower revenue in the
first-half compared with a year earlier, hurt by inventory being returned to the
industrial inkjet technology provider. * BREXIT: British companies are more worried about Brexit than at any time
since the 2016 referendum decision to leave the European Union and they plan to
reduce investment and hiring, a survey of chief financial officers showed on
Monday. * OIL: Crude prices were little changed on Monday as traders weighed
geopolitical risks against the impact of the Sino-U.S. trade war on the global
economy, although last week's better-than-expected U.S. jobs data offered some
support. * GOLD: Gold prices inched lower on Monday following a steep fall in the
previous session, as robust U.S. jobs report dashed hopes of an aggressive
interest rate cut by the Federal Reserve later this month. * The UK blue chip index closed 0.7% lower on Friday, as
stronger-than-expected U.S. employment data tempered hopes of an aggressive
interest rate cut by the Federal Reserve and as heavyweight miners fell due to
weakness in China's iron ore futures. * For more on the factors affecting European stocks, please click on:
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