UK Stocks-Factors to watch on Dec 3
03/12/2021 05:01
Dec 3 (Reuters) - Britain's FTSE 100 .FTSE index is seen
opening higher on Friday with futures FFIc1 up 0.34%.
* SHELL: Royal Dutch Shell RDSa.L and Siccar Point have
decided not to go ahead with the development of the Cambo
oilfield in the British North Sea due to a weak economic case,
Shell said. urn:newsml:reuters.com:*:nL8N2SN5U6
* COVID-19 LOANS: Britain's government failed to guard
properly against fraud in its 47-billion-pound COVID emergency
lending programme for small businesses, opening itself up to
billions of pounds of losses, a watchdog warned. urn:newsml:reuters.com:*:nL8N2SM5LR
* COVID-19 STUDY: COVID-19 vaccines made by Pfizer PFE.N
and Moderna MRNA.O that use mRNA technology provide the
biggest boost to antibody levels when given 10-12 weeks after
the second dose, a British study published on Thursday has
found. urn:newsml:reuters.com:*:nL8N2SN4S6
* GOLD: Gold was set for a third straight weekly drop,
weighed down by signals from Federal Reserve officials that the
central bank could end its pandemic-era asset purchases and
raise interest rates faster than expected to combat surging
inflation. urn:newsml:reuters.com:*:nL1N2SO01H
* METALS: London copper eased, hit by Asian stock markets
turning risk averse on concerns over Sino-U.S. ties after
ride-hailing giant Didi announced delisting in New York and
signs of rising inventories in top consumer China. urn:newsml:reuters.com:*:nL4N2SO0S3
* OIL: Oil prices climbed, extending gains after OPEC+ said
it would review supply additions ahead of its next scheduled
meeting if the Omicron variant hits demand, but prices were
still on course for a sixth week of declines. urn:newsml:reuters.com:*:nL1N2SO029
* UK shares fell on Thursday as fears around the Omicron
coronavirus variant grew with several countries reporting cases,
while warnings about inflation from major central banks added to
the downbeat mood. urn:newsml:reuters.com:*:nL4N2SN22P
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(Reporting By Amna Karimi in Bengaluru)
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