June 23 (Reuters) - Britain's FTSE 100 (.FTSE) index is seen opening 32 points higher at 6,277 on Tuesday, according to financial bookmakers, with futures FFlc1 up 0.58% ahead of cash markets open.
INTU PROPERTIES: Cash-strapped British mall operator Intu Properties (INTUP.L) said it had appointed KPMG to plan for a potential move into administration.
RBS: Royal Bank of Scotland RBS.L said it would give business customers another six months to take advantage of incentives to switch their accounts to other banks.
PEPCO: Pepco Group, the owner of British discount retailer Poundland, reported a 16.3% fall in first-half profit to 89 million euros ($100 million).
LSE: European Union antitrust regulators on Monday warned about the possible anti-competitive effects of the London Stock Exchange's $27 billion bid for data and analytics company Refinitiv.
ENTERTAINMENT: Cinemas, museums and galleries in England can reopen from July 4, Prime Minister Boris Johnson will say on Tuesday.
CAR INDUSTRY: Britain's car industry called on the government to introduce additional measures such as a sales tax cut to boost the sector.
HIKMA: Boehringer Ingelheim, a major shareholder in Hikma Pharmaceuticals (HIK.L), is exiting the London-listed drugmaker by selling most of its nearly one billion pound stake to institutional investors.
OIL: Oil prices were volatile after markets were spooked by surprise comments from White House trade adviser Peter Navarro saying a hard-won U.S-China trade deal was "over".
GOLD: Gold eased on Tuesday on expectations of positive manufacturing data from the euro zone.
METAL: Copper prices fell on Tuesday due to concerns over the global economic outlook.
The UK blue-chip index (.FTSE) closed down 0.8% on Monday, as a surge in global coronavirus cases sparked fears of more lockdowns and economic damage.
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