Sept 25 (Reuters) - Britain's FTSE 100 .FTSE index is seen opening down 17
points at 7,274 on Wednesday, according to financial bookmakers.
* THOMAS COOK: Germany will guarantee a 380 million euro bridging loan for
Condor, the German airline owned by insolvent British travel operator Thomas
Cook TCG.L , to enable it to continue flying and save jobs, the economy
minister said on Tuesday.
* IP GROUP: Embattled fund manager Neil Woodford is set to sell his entire
stake in British intellectual property company IP Group IPO.L in an
accelerated book build, the bookrunner said on Tuesday.
* FINANCIAL ADVISERS: Britain's markets watchdog threatened on Tuesday to
close "every single advisory firm" that continues to wrongly tell people to cash
in their defined benefit pensions.
* OIL: Oil prices fell for a second day on Wednesday on worries about
falling fuel demand after U.S. President Donald Trump's comments doused optimism
over U.S.-China trade talks and reignited concerns on global economic growth.
* GOLD: Gold prices inched lower on Wednesday as some investors booked
profit, but the metal remained supported below a three-week peak hit in the
prior session as the launch of a formal impeachment inquiry into President
Donald Trump stoked political worries. * The UK blue chip index closed close 0.5% lower on Tuesday after the
Supreme Court ruled that British Prime Minister Boris Johnson's decision to shut
down parliament in the run-up to Brexit was unlawful. UK CORPORATE DIARY:
Hornby PLC HRN.L AGM Statement
Crown Place VCT PLC CRPL.L Full Year 2019 Earnings Release
Netcall PLC NETC.L Full Year 2019 Earnings Release
1pm PLC OPM.L Full Year 2019 Earnings Release
Ergomed PLC ERGO.L Half Year 2019 Earnings Release
Premier Technical Services PTSG.L^H19 Half Year 2019 Earnings Release
Directa Plus PLC DCTA.L Half Year 2019 Earnings Release
Marble Point Loan Financing MPLF.L Half Year 2019 Earnings Release
RBG Holdings PLC RBGP.L Half Year 2019 Earnings Release
Immotion Group PLC IMMOI.L Half Year 2019 Earnings Release
United Utilities Group PLC UU.L Pre-Close Trading Statement
Corero Network Security PLC CNSP.L Half Year 2019 Earnings Release
Trans-Siberian Gold PLC TSG.L Half Year 2019 Earnings Release
President Energy PLC PPTC.L Half Year 2019 Earnings Release
Allergy Therapeutics PLC AGY.L Full Year Earnings Release
Synairgen PLC SYNG.L Half Year 2019 Earnings Release
Mission Marketing Group PLC TMMG.L Half Year 2019 Earnings Release
Goldplat PLC GLDP.L Full Year 2019 Earnings Release
Boohoo Group PLC BOOH.L Interim 2020 Earnings Release
Babcock International Group BAB.L Trading Statement
PZ Cussons PLC PZC.L Trading Statement
Halma PLC HLMA.L Half Year 2020 Trading Statement
Vela Technologies PLC VELA.L Full Year 2019 Earnings Release
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