UPDATE 1-UK Stocks-Factors to watch on July 16

(Adds futures, news items)
July 16 (Reuters) - Britain's FTSE 100 .FTSE index is seen opening 20
points lower at 6,273 on Thursday, according to financial bookmakers, with
futures FFIc1 down 0.5% ahead of cash markets open.

* GVC: Ladbrokes and bwin owner GVC Holdings GVC.L announced the departure
of Chief Executive Officer Kenny Alexander, after 13 years at the
helm. * ANGLO AMERICAN: Global miner Anglo American AAL.L stuck to its full-year
guidance for metals, including copper and diamonds, as it posted lower second
quarter output. * HAYS: Hays HAYS.L , one of the world's biggest recruiters, said its
fourth-quarter net fees dropped 34% and also warned on annual operating
profit. * AVIVA: Aviva PLC AV.L said that it had completed the sale of its Asia
and Middle East-focused Friends Provident International business
* EXPERIAN: Experian EXPN.L , the world's biggest credit check company,
reported a smaller-than-feared fall in organic revenue for the first
quarter. * RBS: Royal Bank of Scotland RBS.L will formally change its name to
NatWest Group on July 22, in a move aimed at distancing the state-backed lender
from its government bailout. * SSE: British renewable power generator and network operator SSE Plc
SSE.L said it will stick with plans to invest 7.5 billion pounds ($9.4
billion) in low-carbon projects over the next five years. * OIL: Oil prices slid after OPEC and allies such as Russia agreed to ease
record supply curbs from August. * GOLD: Gold prices held steady near a nine-year peak, as concerns over
rising coronavirus cases and simmering U.S.-China tensions offset some silver
linings from Chinese economic data. * The UK blue-chip index .FTSE ended up 1.8% on Wednesday, as signs of
progress in developing a COVID-19 vaccine bolstered hopes of a swift
post-pandemic economic rebound. * For more on the factors affecting European stocks, please click on:
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