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June 24 (Reuters) - Britain's FTSE 100 .FTSE index is seen opening 16
points lower at 7,392 on Monday, according to financial bookmakers, with futures
FFIc1 up 0.10% ahead of the cash market open.
* NOSTRUM: Nostrum Oil & Gas Plc NOGN.L said on Monday it started a
strategic review of the business, which could include a potential sale of the
Kazakhstan-focussed oil firm. * WOODFORD: Trading in Neil Woodford's 3.7 billion pounds ($4.69 billion)
Equity Income Fund may not be reopened swiftly after it was suspended on June 3
because of the illiquid assets it holds. * BARCLAYS: Former Barclays BARC.L CEO John Varley was acquitted of fraud
charges on Friday after senior judges said there was insufficient evidence
against him in a case about Qatari cash injections that saved the bank from a
state bailout in 2008. * The UK blue chip index closed 0.2% lower on Friday, driven by the
potential for supply disruptions due to tensions in the Middle East were not
enough to offset general gloom about a threatened U.S.-Iran military standoff.
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