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March 29 (Reuters) - Britain's FTSE 100 .FTSE index is seen opening 3
points higher at 6,744 on Monday, according to financial bookmakers, with
futures .FFIc1 down 0.03% ahead of the cash market open.
* CAZOO HOLDINGS: British online car seller Cazoo Holdings Limited said it
has agreed to go public in New York through a merger with AJAX I Acquisition
Corp AJAX.N . * DELIVEROO: Deliveroo has seen investor demand for its initial public
offering exceeding the full deal size, with books covered throughout the price
range of between 3.90 and 4.60 pounds per share, according to a
bookrunner. * ASTRAZENECA: The AstraZeneca (NASDAQ:AZN) AZN.L COVID-19 vaccine is still recommended
for use while studies continue to examine any potential link to "very rare" side
effects including blood clots, a senior World Health Organization official said
on Friday. * EXPORTS: More than a fifth of small British exporters have temporarily
halted sales to the European Union and 4% have done so permanently, a survey
showed. * GOLD: Gold prices inched lower as the U.S. dollar and global share markets
firmed on the back of improving economic outlook. * OIL: Oil slumped more than 2% after news from the Suez Canal that salvage
crews have managed to move the giant container ship that has been clogging up
the vital global trade passage for nearly a week. * The UK blue-chip index .FTSE closed 0.1% higher on Friday as higher
February retail sales underpinned optimism over a swifter global economic
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