UK Stocks-Factors to watch on Oct. 20

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20/10/2017 06:43

Oct 20 (Reuters) - Britain's FTSE 100  .FTSE  index is expected to open 30 
points higher at 7,553 points on Friday. 
         
    * GLENCORE: Ukraine's anti-monopoly committee has allowed commodities trader 
Glencore  GLEN.L  to own a stake in a major Ukrainian alumina refinery 
controlled by Russia's Rusal  0486.HK , the committee said in a statement on 
Wednesday.  urn:newsml:reuters.com:*:nS8N1GS02D 
    * BHP: The new chairman of BHP  BLT.L ,  BHP.AX , the world's biggest miner, 
threw his weight behind his CEO on Thursday after attacks from activist investor 
Elliott Advisors prompted speculation that the end of Andrew Mackenzie's tenure 
was imminent.  urn:newsml:reuters.com:*:nL8N1MU5HX 
    * BOE: Bank of England Deputy Governor Jon Cunliffe said on Thursday he did 
not see signs of sustained upward inflation pressure, and described the timing 
of possible future interest rate increases as an "open question".  urn:newsml:reuters.com:*:nL9N1M1000 
    * GOLD: Gold prices turned lower on Friday as the dollar regained ground 
after the U.S. Senate approved a budget blueprint for the 2018 fiscal year that 
will pave the way for Republicans to pursue a tax-cut package without Democratic 
support. Spot gold  XAU=  had declined by 0.4 percent to $1,284.60 an ounce by 
0355 GMT. It was down 1.6 percent for the week.  urn:newsml:reuters.com:*:nL4N1MV184 
    * COPPER: Three-month copper on the London Metal Exchange  CMCU3  was 
modestly firmer at $6,980 a tonne by 0152 GMT, mostly erasing losses from the 
previous session.  urn:newsml:reuters.com:*:nL4N1MV17H 
    
    * Britain's main share index  .FTSE  fell 0.3 percent on Thursday as a weak 
third-quarter update from Unilever weighed, while mid- and small-cap trading was 
marred by profit warnings from IWG and Interserve which slashed their market 
value by a third. Disappointing retail sales figures sent sterling to a one-week 
low before recovering, helping the internationally-exposed FTSE reduce earlier 
losses slightly.  urn:newsml:reuters.com:*:nL8N1MU5TV 
    * For more on the factors affecting European stocks, please click on: cpurl://apps.cp./cms/?pageId=livemarkets 
     
    * UK CORPORATE DIARY: 
 Oncimmune Holdings PLC              ONCON.L   Full Year 2017 Earnings  
 Dechra Pharmaceuticals PLC          DPH.L     Interim Management Statement  
 InterContinental Hotels Group PLC   IHG.L     Q3 2017 Trading Statement  
 Acacia Mining PLC                   ACAA.L    Q3 2017 Earnings Release 
  
             
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