UK Stocks-Factors to watch on Nov. 26
26/11/2018 06:47
Nov 26 (Reuters) - Britain's FTSE 100 .FTSE index is seen opening 25
points higher at 6,977 on Monday, according to financial bookmakers.
* OIL: Oil prices recovered some losses on Monday after a near 8 percent
drop in the previous session, but remained under pressure with Brent crude below
$60 per barrel amid weak fundamentals and struggling financial markets.
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* GOLD: Gold prices were little changed with investors looking to a G20
meeting this week for signs of a thaw in the Sino-U.S. trade conflict, although
a stronger dollar amid fears of a slowdown in global growth weighed on bullion.
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* DRAX: Britain's Drax Group Plc DRX.L has started a pilot project to
capture and store carbon dioxide emissions at its biomass plant, the first of
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* ASTON MARTIN: Luxury carmaker Aston Martin AML.L has not yet seen a
slowdown in its key markets and aims to more than double the number of cars it
makes by 2025, its chief executive officer said on Sunday. urn:newsml:reuters.com:*:nL8N1Y00OT
* The UK blue chip index .FTSE closed 7.46 points lower at 6952.86 on
Friday, as a deepening oil rout brought a tentative rally earlier in the day to
a halt and investors moved to the sidelines before a key EU summit on Sunday.
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* For more on the factors affecting European stocks, please click on: cpurl://apps.cp./cms/?pageId=livemarkets
* UK CORPORATE DIARY:
Sanderson Group Plc SND.L Full-year earnings statement
Augmentum Fintech Plc AUGM.L Interim statement
Cake Box Holdings Plc CBOX.L Interim statement
Polar Capital Holdings Plc POLR.L Interim statement
Palace Capital Plc PCA.L Interim statement
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