UK Stocks-Factors to watch on Dec 10 (updated)
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Dec 10 (Reuters) - Britain's FTSE 100 .FTSE index is
seen opening lower on Tuesday, with futures FFIc1 down 0.5%.
* ASHTEAD: UK equipment rental firm Ashtead AHT.L said
that it expects annual profit to come in below previous
expectations and that it plans to shift its primary listing from
London to the United States, its biggest market.
* THAMES WATER: Britain's Thames Water said its equity raise
was progressing, the next stage of a rescue plan after it
secures a 3 billion pound ($3.83 billion) facility to help it
survive into the new year, as it published half-year results.
* STANDARD CHARTERED: Standard Chartered STAN.L has
nominated ex-JPMorgan India chief P.D. Singh to be the next
India and South Asia CEO, two sources with direct knowledge of
the matter told Reuters.
* BP: BP BP.L and Japanese power generator JERA have
agreed to join forces to form one of the world's largest
offshore wind operators, a major step in CEO Murray Auchincloss'
efforts to reduce BP's focus on renewables.
* GSK: British drugmaker GSK GSK.L said on Monday its
experimental cancer drug Blenrep in combination with other
treatments reduced the risk of death by 42% in multiple myeloma,
a common type of blood cancer, at or after first relapse
compared to an existing treatment.
* ANGLO AMERICAN: Chile's environmental regulator has filed
three charges against miner Anglo American's local unit over
alleged violations at its El Soldado copper mine in the
Valparaiso region.
* OIL: Oil prices eased only slightly, holding on to most of
their gains from the prior session.
* GOLD: Gold prices extended gains.
* METALS: London copper prices edged lower.
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(Reporting by Aby Jose Koilparambil in Bengaluru)
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