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Sept 25(Reuters) - Britain's FTSE 100 .FTSE index is seen
opening 38 points higher at 5,861 on Friday, according to
financial bookmakers, with futures FFIc1 up 0.4% ahead of
cash market open.
* ASTRAZENECA: European governments will pay claims above an
agreed limit against AstraZeneca over side-effects from its
potential COVID-19 vaccine, under different terms to a deal
struck with Sanofi, an EU official told Reuters. * BOOHOO: Fashion retailer Boohoo BOOH.L said an
independent review into allegations about working conditions and
low pay had found many failings in its Leicester supply chain
and had recommended improvements to the company's corporate
governance. * BORROWING: British public borrowing rose to 35.920 billion
pounds in August, as the government dealt with the economic
damage from the coronavirus pandemic. * KASPI.KZ: Kazakhstan bank Kaspi.kz KSPI.KZ announced it
plans to list on the London Stock Exchange, reviving plans it
abandoned a year ago. * IPO: Buffettology Smaller Companies Investment Trust
intends to raise a minimum of 100 million pounds via an initial
public offering on the London Stock Exchange, it said.
* AIRLINES: Italy's antitrust regulator said it was opening
an enquiry into airlines Easyjet EZJ.L , Ryanair RYA.I , Blue
Panorama and Vueling for offering vouchers and not refunds to
passengers whose flights were cancelled due to
Covid-19. * AUTOMOBILES: British car production fell by an annual 45%
in August as the sector continues to suffer due to the COVID-19
pandemic pushing down demand, an industry body said.
* CONSUMER SENTIMENT: British consumer confidence ticked up
in September to its highest level since the coronavirus lockdown
started in March, but it remains well below its pre-pandemic
levels, a survey showed. * BREXIT: France has dismissed this week's dire British
warnings about post-Brexit transport delays across the Channel
as tactical posturing, the Financial Times reported on Friday.
* MORRISONS: Morrisons MRW.L on Thursday became the first
major British supermarket chain to reintroduce shopper
restrictions on purchases of key items after the government
imposed new measures to stem a second wave of COVID-19.
* London shares dropped on Thursday, hitting session lows
after Britain scaled-back job support for workers hit by the
resurgent coronavirus pandemic, while AstraZeneca slid as U.S.
trials for its COVID-19 vaccine remained on hold. * For more on the factors affecting European stocks, please
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