Sept 29 - Britain's FTSE 100 .FTSE index is seen opening 26 points higher
at 5,954 on Tuesday, according to financial bookmakers.
* RIO TINTO: Rio Tinto Ltd RIO.AX said on Tuesday that it was ready to
talk to stakeholders over allegations of human rights breaches at a giant copper
mine in Bougainville that it formerly owned, after community members filed a
complaint with the Australian government. * J SAINSBURY: Sainsbury 's SBRY.L , Britain's second largest supermarket
group, will have doubled its pre-COVID-19 pandemic online capacity by the end of
next month, it said on Monday. * OIL: Oil prices fell on Tuesday, paring gains from the previous session,
as persistent demand concerns due to the coronavirus pandemic outweighed hopes
for a new U.S. stimulus package. * GOLD: Gold prices edged up on Tuesday as the U.S. dollar retreated from a
two-month high, with investors looking forward to the first U.S. presidential
debate and developments on a new U.S. coronavirus relief bill. * The UK blue-chip index .FTSE closed up 1.5% on Monday, as Asia-focussed
lender HSBC Holdings HSBA.L jumped 8.9% after Chinese insurance group Ping An
601318.SS , 2318.HK boosted its stake to 8%. UK CORPORATE DIARY:
Alfa Financial Software Holdings ALFAAL.L HY results
Card Factory Plc CARDC.L HY results
AA Plc AAAA.L HY results
Pendragon Plc PDG.L HY results
Ferguson Plc FERG.L FY results
Grainger Plc GRI.L Q3 trading statement
Cairn Energy Plc CNE.L HY results
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