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Nov 18 (Reuters) - Britain's FTSE 100 index .FTSE is seen opening 13
points lower at 6,352
on Wednesday, according to financial bookmakers, with futures down 0.46% ahead
of cash market open.
* RSA: Britain's RSA Insurance RSA.L said it had received a cash offer
worth 7.2 billion pounds ($9.55 billion) from Canadian insurer Intact Financial
IFC.TO and Danish insurer Tryg TRYG.CO . * HALFORDS: British bicycles and car products retailer Halfords HFD.L
reported a more than doubling in first-half profit, boosted by a COVID-19-driven
cycling boom. * BRITISH LAND: British Land BLND.L said office space leasing volumes will
likely be strained as customers are expected to continue to defer decisions and
extend leases in the face of Brexit uncertainties and the coronavirus
crisis. * SSE: British renewable power generator and network operator SSE Plc
SSE.L saw a 115 million pound ($152.64 million) hit to profit in the first
half of its financial year ending Sept. 30, due to the pandemic, the company
said. * DP EURASIA: Pizza firm DP Eurasia DPEU.L , which runs Domino's Pizza
brand in Turkey and Russia, said its overall sales in 10 months of 2020 rose by
11.8% as online delivery offset the effects of store closures in both
countries. * GOLD: Gold prices edged lower due to optimism over a potential COVID-19
vaccine, but concerns over the economic impact from the resurgence of
coronavirus cases in the United States limited their decline. * OLD: Oil prices were mixed as a bigger-than-expected build in U.S. crude
stocks and weaker U.S. retail sales stoked fears over fuel demand, although
hopes that OPEC and its allies will delay a planned rise in oil output lent
support. * The UK blue-chip index .FTSE closed 0.9% lower on Tuesday after a sharp
vaccine-led rally, as a stronger pound pressured exporters and investors
remained cautious about a post-Brexit trade deal with the European
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