UK Stocks-Factors to watch on Nov. 7
Nov 7 (Reuters) - Britain's FTSE 100 .FTSE index is seen opening 4 points lower at 7,393 on Thursday, according to financial bookmakers.
* BHP: BHP Group's BHP.AX, BHPB.L Australian shareholders voted against a resolution to axe the global miner's membership of industry groups that advocate for coal, backing the board's call and echoing the stance taken by BHP investors in London, a preliminary tally showed on Thursday.
* BT/VODAFONE: Britain's Virgin Media is ditching BT's BT.L mobile network for rival Vodafone VOD.L from late 2021 in a five-year deal that will allow it to launch new services such as 5G to its more than 3 million customers.
* BP: BP BP.L is investing 10 million euros ($11.08 million) in Finnish transportation app Whim as the oil and gas company seeks to expand its role in a future low-carbon world.
* SSE: SSE Renewables SSE.L has been given consent by the Scottish government to extend its Gordonbush onshore wind farm in Sutherland, it said on Wednesday.
* BOE RATES: Britain's central bank looks set to sit out the global shift towards lower interest rates on Thursday, though investors will watch for any policymaker who might break ranks and vote to give the country's slowing economy more help.
* GOLD: Gold prices were little changed on Thursday as investors maintained a cautious stance amid signs of a delay in Washington and Beijing sealing a long-awaited interim trade deal.
* OIL: Oil prices trod water on Thursday after losses in the previous session, as traders were cautious amid concerns over a potential delay in sealing a long-awaited interim U.S.-China trade deal and a huge increase of U.S. crude stockpiles.
* EX-DIVS: BP BP.L and Whitbread WTB.L will trade without entitlement to its latest dividend pay-out on Thursday, trimming 6.5 points off the FTSE 100 according to Reuters calculations.
* The UK blue chip index closed rose 0.1%, as investors waited for news on U.S.-China trade talks before making further bets.
* UK CORPORATE DIARY:
Howden Joinery Group
HWDN.L
Q3 Trading Statement Release
Derwent London
DLN.L
Q3 Business Update
Renewi
RWI.L
Half Year Earnings Release
Halfords Group
HFD.L
Half Year Earnings Release
Hikma Pharmaceuticals
HIK.L
Trading Statement Release
System1 Group
SYS1.L
Half Year Earnings Release
Tate & Lyle
TATE.L
Half Year Earnings Release
BAE Systems
BAES.L
Trading Statement Release
RSA Insurance Group
RSA.L
Q3 Trading Statement Release
J Sainsbury
SBRY.L
Half Year Earnings Release
Provident Financial
PFG.L
Q3 Trading Statement Release
Senior Plc
SNR.L
Trading Statement Release
G4S
GFS.L
Q3 Trading Statement Release
Lancashire Holdings
LRE.L
Q3 Trading Statement Release
Auto Trader Group
AUTOA.L
Half Year Earnings Release
Inchcape
INCH.L
Q3 Trading Statement Release
Superdry
SDRY.L
Half Year Pre-Close Trading Statement
Persimmon
PSN.L
Trading Statement Release
IMI Plc
IMI.L
Q3 Interim Management Statement Release
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