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UK Stocks-Factors to watch on Dec. 20

Published 20/12/2019, 07:12
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Dec 20 (Reuters) - Britain's FTSE 100 .FTSE index is seen opening flat at

7,574 on Friday, according to financial bookmakers.

* NMC HEALTH: NMC Health Plc NMC.L said on Thursday that a report by U.S.

short-selling firm Muddy Waters earlier this week criticising the healthcare

group's financial statements was "false and mis-leading". * 3I INFRASTRUCTURE: 3i Infrastructure 3IN.L is selling its 93% stake in

Wireless Infrastructure Group (WIG) to Brookfield Infrastructure, two weeks

after divesting its British projects portfolio. * JUST EAT: Takeaway.com TKWY.AS was poised to win the battle for British

food delivery company Just Eat JE.L after it trumped a raised offer from rival

Prosus NV PRX.AS , which put it within reach of a 50% threshold needed to

clinch the deal. * OIL: Oil prices held steady near three-month highs on Friday, heading for

a third consecutive weekly rise, on the back of easing Sino-U.S. trade tensions

that have weighed on demand as well as the global economic growth outlook.

* GOLD: Gold prices inched lower on Friday in range-bound trade, pressured

by increased risk appetite on hopes of an interim Sino-U.S. deal being signed

soon, while investors awaited U.S. GDP data release for fresh cues. * The UK blue-chip index closed up 0.4% on Thursday, partly in response to a

weaker pound, which came under pressure from fears Britain may leave the

European Union without a trade deal at the end of 2020. UK CORPORATE DIARY:

Carnival Plc CCL.L Q4 Earnings Release

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