March 16 (Reuters) - Britain's FTSE 100 .FTSE index is seen opening 36
points higher at 6,785 on Tuesday, according to financial bookmakers.
* WIZZ AIR: Wizz Air's WIZZ.L largest shareholder, Indigo Partners LLC, is
planning to sell up to 400 million pounds worth of shares in the Hungarian
low-cost airline, Barclays Bank said on Monday. * ASTRAZENECA: Results of AstraZeneca (NASDAQ:AZN)'s AZN.L U.S. COVID-19 vaccine trial
are being reviewed by independent monitors, and emergency authorization could
come in about a month, a top U.S. official said on Monday. Separately, the
European medicines regulator said it would hold a meeting this week on the
information gathered into whether the AstraZeneca AZN.L COVID-19 vaccine
contributed to thromboembolic events in those inoculated.
* BREXIT: The European Union launched legal action against Britain on Monday
for unilaterally changing trading arrangements for Northern Ireland that
Brussels says breach the Brexit divorce deal agreed with London last
year. * GOLD: Gold prices were subdued as investors watched for a U.S. Federal
Reserve meeting to tackle concerns over inflation and bond yields. * OIL: Oil prices fell as concerns about rising stockpiles in the United
States added to the threat to demand posed by countries including Germany and
France halting COVID-19 vaccinations. * The UK blue-chip index .FTSE closed 0.2% lower on Monday as weakness in
commodities-linked stocks offset initial gains. UK CORPORATE DIARY:
Antofagasta ANTO.L FY results
John Wood Group WG.L FY results
Ferguson FERG.L FY results
Just Group JUSTJ.L FY results
Unite Group UTG.L FY results
Computacenter CCC.L FY results
Close Brothers Group CBRO.L FY results
Greggs GRG.L FY results
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