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May 4 (Reuters) - Futures for Britain's FTSE 100 index FFIc1 were seen up
0.35% ahead of cash market open.
* S4 CAPITAL: S4 Capital SFOR.L raised its full-year revenue and gross
profit target for the year after strong customer demand helped the group to grow
rapidly in the first quarter. * FRASERS GROUP: Frasers Group FRAS.L said it will start a new share
buyback programme of up to 60 million pounds. * PROVIDENT FINANCIAL: Provident Financial PFG.L said a review into its
door-to-door lending business was nearing completion, adding it was yet to reach
any decision following media reports the British company was planning to close
the unit. * OXFORD NANOPORE: Oxford Nanopore has raised 195 million pounds in new
investment ahead of its planned initial public offering due later this year, its
backer IP Group IPO.L said in a statement. * BP: BP Plc BP.L is preparing to bid for the rights to build wind farms
off Scotland, The Times reported early on Monday. * VODAFONE GROUP: Vodafone Group Plc VOD.L and Alphabet Inc's GOOGL.O
Google Cloud entered a strategic partnership to jointly develop data services,
Vodafone said on Sunday. * TRAVEL: Britain has been urged to publish its "green" list of countries
where people from England will be able to travel as soon as possible as the May
17 date for the restart of holidays nears. * GOLD: Gold prices retreated from a more than two-month high due to an
uptick in the dollar. * OIL: Oil prices dipped, reversing gains earlier in the session after more
U.S. states eased lockdowns and the European Union sought to attract
travellers. * The UK blue-chip index .FTSE closed 0.1% higher on Friday, boosted by
earnings updates from AstraZeneca (NASDAQ:AZN) and Smurfit Kappa which help offset a slump in
Barclays shares due to a cautious outlook despite profits beating
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