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July 14 (Reuters) - Britain's FTSE 100 .FTSE index is seen opening 80
points lower at 6,096 on Tuesday, according to financial bookmakers, with
futures FFIc1 down 1% ahead of cash markets open.
* OCADO: Ocado OCDO.L , the British online supermarket and technology
group, said retail revenue soared 27% year-on-year in its first half until May
31. * ASHMORE: A pick up in emerging markets helped boost fund manager Ashmore 's
ASHM.L assets by almost 10% in the second quarter, despite it seeing more than
$2 billion in net outflows. * AO WORLD: British online electricals retailer AO World AO.L posted a
smaller annual loss on stronger demand since the lockdown in March. * DFS: DFS Furniture DFSD.L said annual revenue slumped roughly 27% as
deliveries of sofas and furnishings were held up during the coronavirus
lockdown. * 5G: Britain said that the context on Chinese telecoms equipment maker
Huawei's involvement in Britain's 5G network had changed due to the sanctions
imposed by the United States on chip technology. * ECONOMY: Britain's economy took a first step on the long road to recovery
from the COVID-19 crisis in May, as activity began to pick up after lockdown
restrictions began to ease. * OIL: Oil prices fell around 2% in early trade on worries that new
clampdowns on businesses to stem surging coronavirus cases in California and
other U.S. states could threaten the nascent recovery in fuel
demand. * GOLD: Gold prices slipped below the key $1,800 level, as the U.S. dollar
strengthened. * METAL: Copper prices declined as mounting Sino-U.S. tensions sparked fresh
worries of economic retaliation between the world's two biggest
economies. * The UK blue-chip index .FTSE closed 1.3% higher on Monday, as the focus
turned to the upcoming second-quarter earnings season. * For more on the factors affecting European stocks, please click on:
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