Nov 25 (Reuters) - Britain's FTSE 100 .FTSE index is seen opening 24
points higher at 7,351 on Monday, according to financial bookmakers.
* BP/GLENCORE: Russian oil producer Surgutneftegaz SNGS.MM has sold four
740,000-barrel cargoes of ESPO blend crude ESPO-DUB for loading in the second
half of January at lower premiums via two spot tenders last week, trade sources
said. The buyers were likely BP BP.L , Glencore GLEN.L , and ChinaOil.
* BREXIT: Prime Minister Boris Johnson, facing a Dec. 12 election, promised
23.5 billion pounds ($30.15 billion) of "sensible" tax cuts and extra day-to-day
spending which he sought to contrast with the opposition Labour Party's much
more radical plans. * WOODFORD: Market watchdogs in the European Union will launch coordinated
checks next year on whether asset managers are flouting liquidity rules after
the shuttered Woodford fund in Britain has raised questions, a top EU regulator
said on Friday. * Oil prices began the week on a brighter note, posting early gains as
positive noises from Washington over the weekend rekindled optimism in global
markets that the United States and China could soon sign a deal to end their
bitter trade war. * GOLD: Gold prices edged down to a one-week low after the United States and
China expressed willingness to sign an initial trade deal by the year-end,
lifting demand for riskier assets and boosting the dollar. * The UK blue chip index .FTSE surged more than 1% on Friday after two
days of selling, as investors turned cautiously optimistic about a Sino-U.S.
trade deal and exporter stocks rose after the pound weakened on downbeat U.K.
Purchasing Managers' Indexes (PMI) data. UK CORPORATE DIARY:
Mobeus Income & Growth 2 VCT MIG.L HY Earnings Release
Walker Crips Group WCW.L HY Earnings Release
JPMorgan Japanese Investment JFJ.L FY Earnings Release
Trust
Jpmorgan European Investment JETi.L HY Earnings Release
Trust
Templeton Emerging Markets TEM.L HY Earnings Release
Investment Trust
Northern Bear NTBR.L HY Earnings Release
Cake Box Holdings CBOX.L HY Earnings Release
D4t4 Solutions D4T4.L HY Earnings Release
Baring Emerging Europe BEE.L FY Earnings Release
Edinburgh Investment Trust EDIN.L HY Earnings Release
Shearwater Group SWGS.L HY Earnings Release
Polar Capital Holdings POLR.L HY Earnings Release
European Investment Trust EUTP.L FY Earnings Release
Fidelity China Special FCSS.L HY Earnings Release
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Daejan Holdings PLC DJAN.L HY Earnings Release
TR Property Investment Trust TRY.L HY Earnings Release
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