UK Stocks-Factors to watch on Nov 6
Reuters
Published Nov 06, 2020 06:21
Nov 6 (Reuters) - Britain's FTSE 100 .FTSE index is seen opening 21 points
lower at 5,885 on Friday, according to financial bookmakers.
* SAINSBURY: British supermarket Sainsbury 's SBRY.L said it could have to
cut its range of offering in Northern Ireland unless it gets clarity on the
province's trading status after the end of Britain's Brexit transition period on
Dec. 31. * RSA: RSA RSA.L is in talks with a consortium of Canadian insurer Intact
Financial IFC.TO and Danish insurer Tryg TRYG.CO about a possible break-up
deal that values the British firm at about 7.2 billion pounds ($9.46
billion). * ASTRAZENECA: AstraZeneca Plc AZN.L plans to start early and mid-stage
clinical trials of its COVID-19 vaccine candidate in China this year, a senior
executive said, as it prepares a global rollout of the vaccine. * BRITISH AIRWAYS: British Airways, part of the International Consolidated
Airlines Group ICAG.L will reduce its flight schedule this month after the UK
government put further restrictions on leisure travel to try to curb the spread
of coronavirus. * GOLD: Gold fell after surging in the previous session, as the dollar
gained, but was set for its best week since late July on hopes for more central
bank economic support as investors bet on a divided U.S. Congress under a Biden
presidency. * OIL: U.S. oil fell nearly 2% as new lockdowns in Europe to contain the
spread of the coronavirus disease raised questions about the outlook for crude
demand, while markets remained on edge over the drawn-out vote counting in the
U.S. election. * The UK blue-chip index .FTSE closed 0.4% higher on Thursday after the
government and Bank of England both ramped up stimulus programmes to cushion the
struggling economy as England goes into a second national lockdown. UK CORPORATE DIARY:
Scottish Mortgage Investment Trust Plc SMT.L HY earnings
Morgan Advanced Materials Plc MGAMM.L Q3 trading statement
Beazley Plc BEZG.L Q3 earnings
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