UK Stocks-Factors to watch on July 10 (updated)
UPDATE 1-UK Stocks-Factors to watch on July 10 Adds new items, updates futures
July 10 (Reuters) - Britain's FTSE 100 .FTSE index is seen opening higher on Friday, with futures FFIc1 up 0.3%.
* EASYJET: easyJet EZJ.L said it had agreed in principle to a rival £5.7 billion ($7.65 billion), or £7.15 per-share, takeover approach from Apollo GlobalAPO.N.
* HAYS: Hays HAYS.L said it expects annual operating profit at the top end of market expectations, helped by cost cuts and stronger consultant productivity.
* MJ GLEESON: MJ Gleeson GLEG.L flagged an uncertain outlook for the fiscal year started July 1, citing global geopolitical events and potential policy changes under a new UK government.
* VODAFONE: UAE's telecom operator E& Group EAND.AD said it will sell its entire stake in Vodafone VOD.L for $5.95 billion.
* ASTRAZENECA: A U.S. appeals court upheld a ruling for AstraZeneca AZN.L against allegations that its blockbuster lung-cancer drug Tagrisso infringed patents owned by Pfizer PFE.N subsidiary Wyeth.
* SHOPPING: The number of people visiting British shops fell 3.4% in June from a year earlier as a heatwave kept many indoors, industry data showed.
* OIL: Oil prices fell in early trading but remained on track for weekly gains as the United States and Iran continued trading strikes.
* GOLD: Gold edged lower and was on track for a weekly fall on concerns that escalating U.S.-Iran tensions could fuel inflation and keep the Federal Reserve on a hawkish monetary policy path.
* METALS: Copper advanced, supported by a weak dollar and easing fears around a rash of tit-for-tat strikes between the U.S. and Iran.
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(Compiled by Megha Kumari in Bengaluru; Editing by Ronojoy Mazumdar)