Britain's FTSE 100 (.FTSE) index is seen opening 44 points higher at 6,224, on Wednesday, according to financial bookmakers, with futures (FFIc1) up 1% ahead of cash markets open.
UK INFLATION: British inflation rose unexpectedly last month, spurred by rising prices for in-demand computer consoles during the coronavirus lockdown, as well as clothing.
DIXONS CARPHONE: Dixons Carphone (DC.L) opted not to pay a final dividend for its financial year ended in May after strong online sales failed to offset underperformance of its mobile unit.
BURBERRY: Burberry (BRBY.L) said that demand was severely impacted by COVID-19 in the first quarter, with comparable sales falling 45%.
MCCARTHY AND STONE: McCarthy & Stone Plc (MCS.L) swung to a 25 million pound loss in the first half of 2020 and warned of more damage to come.
DUNELM: British home furnishing retailer Dunelm (DNLM.L) said it expects a lower annual pretax profit after its stores were shut due to the coronavirus-linked lockdown.
PREMIER OIL: Oil and gas producer Premier Oil (PMO.L) said it expected to make cash this year based on current futures contract prices.
ASOS: Online fashion retailer ASOS (ASOS.L) said its sales rose 10% in the four months to June 30, benefiting from trading through the coronavirus lockdown.
SOLGOLD: The board of Cornerstone Capital Resources (CGP.V) on Tuesday rejected BHP-backed SolGold Plc's (SOLG.L) takeover offer for the second time.
TESCO: Online shoppers at Tesco (TSCO.L) will be able to order ketchup and Coca-Cola (NYSE:KO) in refillable bottles as part of a pilot service by Britain's biggest supermarket chain.
BHP: More than 200,000 Brazilian people and groups will next week kick off a 5 billion-pound lawsuit against Anglo-Australian miner BHP (BHPB.L) in Britain over a 2015 dam failure.
GSK: An independent panel to the U.S. Food and Drug Administration on Tuesday voted in favour of approving GlaxoSmithKline's (GSK.L) experimental treatment for a common form of blood cancer.
BT: BT (BT.L) said it estimated that a ban on Huawei's equipment in its 5G networks would cost it no more than the 500 million pounds it had earmarked.
OIL: Oil prices rose following a sharp drop in U.S. crude inventories, with the market waiting for next steps from a meeting later in the day on the future level of output cuts by OPEC and its allies.
The UK blue-chip index (.FTSE) ended largely unchanged, but well above session lows on Tuesday. Energy and mining stocks were the best performers on the index for the day, helped by weakness in the pound.
UK CORPORATE DIARY:
McCarthy & Stone (MCS.L) HY Earnings Release
Galliford Try Holdings (GFRD.L) Trading Statement
Dunelm Group (DNLM.L) Q4 Trading Statement
Premier Oil (PMO.L) Trading Statement
Dixons Carphone (DC.L) FY Earnings Statement
Severn Trent (SVT.L) Q1 Trading Statement
Burberry Group (BRBY.L) Q1 Trading Statement
ASOS (ASOS.L) Trading Statement
Hochschild (HOCM.L) Q2 Production results
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