Jan 19 (Reuters) - Britain's FTSE 100 .FTSE index is seen
opening 45 points higher at 6,766 on Tuesday, according to
financial bookmakers.
* RIO TINTO: Rio Tinto RIO.AX on Tuesday reported a 2.4%
rise in fourth-quarter iron ore shipments, helped by industrial
activity in top consumer China which had returned to
pre-pandemic levels.
* ECONOMY: The number of shoppers heading out to retail
destinations across Britain fell by 10.9% in the week to Jan.
16, versus the previous week. * OIL: Brent crude futures edged up on Tuesday as optimism
that government stimulus will buoy global economic growth and
oil demand trumped concerns that renewed COVID-19 pandemic
lockdowns globally could cool fuel consumption. * GOLD: Gold prices rose on Tuesday, off a 1-1/2-month low
hit in the previous session, as the dollar slipped and hopes for
further global stimulus underpinned the safe-haven metal.
* The blue-chip FTSE 100 index .FTSE slipped 0.2% in
listless trading across Europe on Monday, weighed down by falls
in energy and travel stocks, while tighter restrictions on
businesses led to concerns about the near-term impact on the
economy. UK CORPORATE DIARY:
U and I Group PLC UAI.L HY 2021 Earnings
Genel Energy Plc GENL.L Trading Update
Experian EXPN.L Trading Statement
Kier KIE.L Trading Statement
Premier Foods PFD.L Trading Statement
Centamin CEY.L Q4 Trading Statement
IntegraFin Holdings IHPI.L Q1 Trading Statement
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