UK Stocks-Factors to watch on March 10

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10/03/2020 05:20

March 10 (Reuters) - Britain's FTSE 100 index  .FTSE  is seen opening 138
points higher on Tuesday, according to financial bookmakers. 
    * WALL STREET: Wall Street suffered its biggest one-day loss since the 2008
financial crisis on Monday and recession worries loomed large as tumbling oil
prices and ongoing coronavirus fears prompted investor panic on the anniversary
of the U.S. stock market's longest-ever bull run.  urn:newsml:reuters.com:*:nL1N2B24YA
    * KKR: Private equity firm KKR & Co Inc  KKR.N  said late on Monday an
employee in its London office had tested positive for coronavirus, and that it
would temporarily close both its London offices to have them sanitized.
 urn:newsml:reuters.com:*:nL4N2B31DD
    * BHP GROUP: BHP Group  BHP.AX ,  BHPB.L  is in good shape to take action
should supply chain disruption caused by the global coronavirus epidemic trigger
acquisition opportunities, the global miner's Chairman Ken MacKenzie said on
Tuesday.  urn:newsml:reuters.com:*:nL4N2B30IM
    * NMC HEALTH: GKSD Investment Holding on Monday pulled out of preliminary
stages of considering an offer for NMC Health  NMC.L , days after the UAE-based
hospital operator was relegated from London's bluechip index  .FTSE .
 urn:newsml:reuters.com:*:nL4N2B24IV
    * PLAYTECH: Gambling software maker Playtech  PTEC.L  said on Monday its
Snaitech betting units in Italy will remain closed until April 3, as per the
government's decree on all betting shops, arcades and bingo halls to halt the
coronavirus spread.  urn:newsml:reuters.com:*:nL4N2B24KX
    * OIL: Oil prices bounced back 7% on Tuesday from the biggest one-day rout
in nearly 30 years, as investors eyed the possibility of economic stimulus
despite a price war between top producers Saudi Arabia and Russia.  urn:newsml:reuters.com:*:nL4N2B308J
    * GOLD: Gold prices fell 1% on Tuesday, retreating from the last session's
jump above the key $1,700 level, as hopes for global stimulus measures to
cushion the economic impact of the coronavirus outbreak lifted riskier assets
and the dollar.  urn:newsml:reuters.com:*:nL4N2B3108
    * London's FTSE 100  .FTSE  plunged to an almost four-year low on Monday as
a crash in oil prices driven by a price war between Saudi Arabia and Russia
stoked global recession fears, with investors alarmed about the economic fallout
of the coronavirus outbreak.  urn:newsml:reuters.com:*:nL1N2B204V
    
    * UK CORPORATE DIARY:   
 Forterra PLC   FORT.L        Full Year 2019 Earnings Release
 Simplybiz      SBIZ.L        Full Year 2019 Earnings Release
 Group PLC                    
 Team17 Group   TM17.L        Full Year 2019 Earnings Release
 PLC                          
 Close          CBRO.L        Half Year 2020 Earnings Release
 Brothers                     
 Group PLC                    
 Ultra          ULE.L         Full Year 2019 Earnings Release
 Electronics                  
 Holdings PLC                 
 French         FCCN.L        Full Year 2020 Earnings Release
 Connection                   
 Group PLC                    
 John Menzies   MNZS.L        Full Year 2019 Earnings Release
 PLC                          
 Witan          WTAN.L        Full Year 2019 Earnings Release
 Investment                   
 Trust PLC                    
 H & T Group    HTGR.L        Full Year 2019 Earnings Release
 PLC                          
 LSL Property   LSL.L         Full Year 2019 Earnings Release
 Services PLC                 
 TP ICAP PLC    TCAPI.L       Full Year 2019 Earnings Release
 Informa PLC    INF.L         Full Year 2019 Earnings Release
 DFS            DFSD.L        Half Year 2020 Earnings Release
 Furniture                    
 PLC                          
 Arix           ARIX.L        Full Year 2019 Earnings Release
 Bioscience                   
 PLC                          
 Cairn Energy   CNE.L         Full Year 2019 Earnings Release
 PLC                          
 Gresham        GHT.L         Full Year 2019 Earnings Release
 Technologies                 
 PLC                          
 John Wood      WG.L          Full Year 2019 Earnings Release
 Group PLC                    
 Countrywide    CWD.L         Full Year 2019 Earnings Release
 PLC                          
 Standard       SLA.L         Full Year 2019 Earnings Release
 Life                         
 Aberdeen PLC                 
 
    
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 (Reporting by Aniruddha Ghosh in Bengaluru; Editing by Devika Syamnath)
 ((aniruddha.ghosh@thomsonreuters.com))