Nov 24 - Britain's FTSE 100 .FTSE index is seen opening 37 points higher
at 6,371
on Tuesday, according to financial bookmakers.
* ASTRAZENECA: AstraZeneca AZN.L said on Monday its COVID-19 vaccine was
70% effective in pivotal trials and could be up to 90% effective, giving the
world's fight against the global pandemic a third new weapon that can be cheaper
to make, easier to distribute and faster to scale-up than rivals. * GREENCORE: Food group Greencore GNC.L said on Monday it plans to raise
cash by issuing new shares after reporting an 81% plunge in annual profit due to
the COVID-19 crisis. * JD SPORTS: JD Sports JD.L is in exclusive talks with British department
store chain Debenhams over a potential rescue takeover, the Times reported on
Monday. * ROYAL DUTCH SHELL: Royal Dutch Shell PLC RDSa.L may begin the permanent
shutdown of its 211,146 barrel-per-day Convent, Louisiana, refinery early next
week, people familiar with plant operations said on Monday. * VODAFONE: Vodafone VOD.L said on Monday that operations on its German
mobile network were returning to normal after the failure of control equipment
caused a widespread outage lasting more than three hours. * GOLD: Gold slipped as progress on a COVID-19 vaccine and a federal
agency's approval of U.S. President-elect Joe Biden's transition to the White
House bolstered risk appetite, denting the bullion's safe-haven
appeal. * OIL: Brent crude prices hit their highest levels since March as news of a
third promising vaccine candidate spurred hopes of a quick recovery in oil
demand. * The UK blue-chip index .FTSE closed 0.3% lower on Monday. UK CORPORATE DIARY:
Pennon Group Plc PNN.L HY earnings
Cranswick Plc CWK.L HY earnings
Compass Group Plc CPG.L FY earnings
Pets at Home Group Plc PETSP.L HY trading statement
UDG Healthcare Plc UDG.L FY earnings
AO World Plc AO.L HY earnings
Intertek Group Plc ITRK.L Trading statement
Caledonia Investments Plc CLDN.L HY earnings
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