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UK Stocks-Factors to watch on September 16

Sept 16 (Reuters) - Britain's FTSE 100 .FTSE index is seen opening higher on Tuesday, with futures FFIc1 up 0.09%.

* GOOGLE'S INVESTMENT: Google said on Tuesday it would make 5 billion pounds ($6.80 billion) in new investments into Britain ahead of U.S. President Donald Trump's state visit to the country, which is expected to feature a flurry of business deals and partnerships.

* ANGLO AMERICAN: Canada's antitrust regulator will review the proposed merger of Anglo American AAL.L and Teck Resources TECKb.TO, the regulator said on Monday.

* DEALS: The United States and Britain plan to announce more than $10 billion in economic deals this week as part of U.S. President Donald Trump's state visit, senior U.S. officials said on Monday.

* OIL: Oil prices edged up on Tuesday after rising in the previous session, as market participants contemplated potential supply disruption from Russia after Ukrainian drone attacks on its refineries.

* GOLD: Gold prices scaled a record peak on Tuesday, supported by a weaker dollar ahead of the Federal Reserve's policy meeting this week, where the central bank is widely expected to cut borrowing rates.

* METALS: Copper futures prices in Shanghai hit a more than five-month high on Tuesday, underpinned by progress in the trade talks between the United States and China as well as cemented bets of a U.S. rate cut.

* FTSE: The UK blue-chip index .FTSE closed down 0.1% on Monday dragged down by heavyweight AstraZeneca and a stronger pound, as investors braced for a busy week of central bank meetings, including the Bank of England.

* UK CORPORATE DIARY:

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* For more on the factors affecting European stocks, please click on: LIVE/ TODAY'S UK PAPERS > Financial Times PRESS/FT > Other business headlines PRESS/GB (Compiled by Ankita Bora in Bengaluru) ((Ankita.Bora@thomsonreuters.com))

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