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Britain's FTSE 100 .FTSE index is seen opening 26 points lower at 6,267 on
Monday, according to financial bookmakers, with futures FFIc1 down 1.09% ahead
of cash markets open.
* SAGA: Saga SAGA.L reiterated its business struggles due to the
coronavirus crisis and said it has refunded 44 million pounds of advance
receipts so far to customers who had signed up to travel. * JD Sports: JD Sports Fashion JD.L said it has assessed a number of
strategic options for outdoor clothing specialist Go Outdoors. * CINEWORLD: British cinema operator Cineworld CINE.L said it secured a
$250 million debt facility from a group of private institutional
investors. * DIAGEO: Diageo DGE.L said it would delay the publishing of its full-year
report for fiscal 2020 by five days to give its auditors more time to prepare
and review statements. * SHELL: China National Offshore Oil Corp has agreed to buy from Royal Dutch
Shell RDSa.L two cargoes of liquefied natural gas with offset carbon
emissions. * BOE: Bank of England Governor Andrew Bailey said the central bank should
start to reverse its quantitative easing asset purchases before raising interest
rates on a sustained basis. * OIL: Oil prices nudged higher on tighter supplies from major producers,
but a record rise in global coronavirus cases raised concerns a recovery in fuel
demand could stall, checking gains. * GOLD: Gold jumped to its highest in more than a month as investors sought
the safe-haven metal after surging coronavirus cases intensified concerns over a
delay in global economic recovery. * The UK blue-chip index .FTSE closed up 1.1% on Friday, as a sharp
rebound in retail sales in May bolstered hopes of a swift economic recovery from
a pandemic-driven slump.
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