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Sept 2 (Reuters) - Britain's FTSE 100 .FTSE index is seen opening 6 points
higher at 7,213 on Monday, according to financial bookmakers, with futures
FFIc1 up 0.3% ahead of the cash market open.
* DECHRA: British veterinary firm Dechra Pharmaceuticals DPH.L said it
changed the ownership of all UK marketing approvals to a new unit in the
Netherlands, as it prepares for a potential hard Brexit. * DE LA RUE: Banknote and passport printer De La Rue DLAR.L named software
firm Micro Focus' MCRO.L Kevin Loosemore as chairman designate and said he
will replace Philip Rogerson, who will retire after more than seven years in the
role on Oct. 1. * RIO: Rio Tinto Plc RIO.L has triggered an arbitration process with
billionaire industrialist Sanjeev Gupta's GFG Alliance because the company did
not make final payments for its purchase of the Dunkerque aluminium smelter in
France, Rio said. * BREXIT: British lawmakers opposed to a no-deal Brexit will attempt to pass
a law this week to stop Prime Minister Boris Johnson from letting Britain crash
out of the European Union on Oct. 31, the opposition Labour Party's Brexit
spokesman said. * BREXIT: British Prime Minister Boris Johnson sounds like a leader ready to
call an election and it is not impossible that one could be called within days,
the BBC's political editor said. * GOLD: Gold prices rose, as safe-haven demand surged after the United
States and China launched fresh tit-for-tat tariffs on each others goods,
escalating a prolonged trade war and adding to fears of a global economic
slowdown. * OIL: Oil prices were lower after new tariffs imposed by the United States
and China came into force, raising concerns about a further hit to global growth
and demand for crude. * Gains in mining companies after nickel prices hit an all-time high and
signs of a resumption of U.S.-China trade talks lifted London's FTSE 100 on
Friday, as the index snapped a four-week losing streak. * For more on the factors affecting European stocks, please click on:
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