Nov 25 (Reuters) - Britain's FTSE 100 .FTSE index is seen opening 35
points higher at 6,467 on Wednesday, according to financial bookmakers.
* AA PLC: British roadside recovery company AA Plc AAAA.L has agreed to be
acquired by private equity groups Warburg Pincus International and TowerBrook
Capital Partners, the Financial Times reported on Tuesday, citing people
familiar with the matter. * RIO: Rio Tinto RIO.AX neglected deep communications with traditional
owners during China's iron ore boom, focusing instead on the technical
challenges of ramping up and then shrinking its business, an executive said on
Tuesday. * COVID-19: British finance minister Rishi Sunak, who has already pledged
over 200 billion pounds to fight the COVID-19 crisis, will free up more cash
against the backdrop of the heaviest public borrowing since World War
Two. * GOLD: Gold languished near a four-month low as appetite for riskier assets
remained buoyed by the formal start of U.S. President-elect Joe Biden's
transition to the White House and hopes a COVID-19 vaccine would be ready
soon. * OIL: Oil rose for a fourth straight day, shrugging off an industry report
showing a higher-than-unexpected rise in U.S. crude stockpiles and extending a
rally driven by hopes that a COVID-19 vaccine will boost fuel
demand. * The UK blue-chip index .FTSE closed 1.6% higher on Tuesday, while the
midcap index ended at a near nine-month peak as optimism over a coronavirus
vaccine increased hopes for a swift economic recovery. UK CORPORATE DIARY:
HICL Infrastructure Plc HICL.L HY earnings
United Utilities Group Plc UU.L HY earnings
Brewin Dolphin Holdings Plc BRW.L FY earnings
Babcock International Group Plc BAB.L HY earnings
Virgin Money UK Plc VMUK.L FY earnings
Rotork Plc ROR.L Trading statement
De La Rue Plc DLAR.L HY earnings
Liontrust Asset Management Plc LIO.L HY earnings
Helical Plc HLCL.L HY earnings
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