Britain's FTSE 100 .FTSE index is seen opening 81 points higher at 6,228 on
Friday, according to financial bookmakers.
* SHELL: Royal Dutch Shell Plc RDSa.L restarted the gas oil hydrotreater
at its joint-venture 318,000 barrel-per-day (bpd) Deer Park, Texas, refinery on
Thursday. * BRITISH AIRWAYS: British Airways, owned by IAG ICAG.L , has made a
proposal to its cabin crew that would mean those taking on a corresponding role
under its restructuring proposals would be paid at least 80% of their current
basic rate. * OIL COMPANIES: The attorney general for the District of Columbia on
Thursday filed a lawsuit against Exxon Mobil Corp XOM.N , BP Plc BP.L ,
Chevron Corp CVX.N , and Royal Dutch Shell Plc RDSa.L for "systematically and
intentionally misleading" consumers. * TARIFFS: Britain will reject any European Union proposal which gives the
bloc the right to respond with tariffs to changes in British law following
Brexit, chief negotiator David Frost said on Thursday. * INSURANCE: Britain's financial services compensation body is "keeping an
eye" on insurers facing claims from companies whose business has been
interrupted by the COVID-19 pandemic. * OIL: Oil prices rose, extending gains from the previous day on optimism
about recovering fuel demand worldwide. * GOLD: Gold prices were headed for their third consecutive weekly gain on
worries about rising global cases of the novel coronavirus. * METAL: Copper prices extended gains and they were set to post their sixth
consecutive weekly rise, on concerns about disruptions in supply from key
producing countries. * The UK blue-chip index .FTSE closed up 0.4% on Thursday, as banks and
energy stocks climbed. UK CORPORATE DIARY:
Marston's MARS.L HY Earnings Releases
Tesco TSCO.L Q1 Sales/Trading Statement
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