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Dec 11 (Reuters) - Britain's FTSE 100 () index is seen opening 16 points lower at 6,584 on Friday, according to financial bookmakers, with futures () down 0.1% ahead of the cash market open.
Liberty Global-Telefonica: Britain said it had between broadband company Virgin Media and Telefonica 's () UK mobile network O2 to an in-depth competition investigation.
Rolls-Royce: Rolls-Royce () to turn cash flow positive during the second-half of next year, despite warning that the outlook remains challenging and the pace of the recovery is uncertain.
IHG: Intercontinental Hotels Group () has struck a deal with its creditors to through the end of 2022, the company said in a statement.
Bellway: Bellway Housebuilder Bellway () in annual volumes, saying home orders rose in the first few months of its fiscal year.
Brexit: British Prime Minister Boris Johnson wants to get a Brexit trade deal and there is a still a chance of getting one but he will not back down on the two main outstanding issues, Culture Secretary .
Sanofi/GSK: An experimental COVID-19 vaccine of Sanofi () and Britain's GlaxoSmithKline () in clinical trial results, the French drugmaker said, a blow to efforts to find ways to fight the pandemic.
Banks: British banks can after the Bank of England said they appeared well capitalised and resilient to any further coronavirus crisis fall-out.
Retail: With prospects for a post-Brexit trade deal with the EU looking precarious, Britain's retail industry that shoppers faced higher food prices from next year if new tariffs were imposed in the absence of an agreement.
Gold: edged up as the dollar held near a two-and-a-half-year low, offsetting concerns over delays in a U.S. coronavirus package.
Oil: Oil rose, extending a sharp rally overnight that saw rise above $50 for the first time since March, as coronavirus vaccination rollouts kept hopes alive that demand for crude would build up next year.
The UK blue-chip index () closed 0.5% higher on Thursday as oil prices jumped to $50 per barrel for the first time since March on vaccine optimism and as a weaker British pound supported the export-heavy index GBP/.
UK corporate diary:
Bellway Plc () Trading statement
Rolls-Royce Holdings Plc () Trading statement
Anglo American Plc () Investor update
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