Nov 15 (Reuters) - Britain's FTSE 100 index is seen opening 28
points lower at 7,006 on Thursday, according to financial bookmakers.
* VODAFONE: Vodafone may replicate elements of its British mobile
towers joint venture in other markets but not necessarily to the extent of
sharing radio equipment in major cities, its chief executive said on Wednesday.
* GOLD: Gold prices held steady on Thursday, after rising nearly a percent
in the previous session, as the dollar retreated further from a 16-month peak
against a basket of currencies.
* OIL: Oil prices slipped on Thursday, weighed down by rising supply going
into a market in which consumption is expected to slow down amid a glum economic
outlook.
* EX-DIVS: Bunzl, Glaxosmithkline, Marks and Spencer
, Royal Dutch Shell, J Sainsbury and Scott Mortgage
Investment Trust will trade without entitlement to their latest dividend
pay-out on Thursday, trimming 16.2 points off the FTSE 100 according to Reuters
calculations.
* The UK blue chip index ended 0.3 percent lower on Wednesday as mining
shares and oil majors sold off amid growing anxiety that global growth was
slowing, though a late rally in gambling stocks offset some of the slide.
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* UK CORPORATE DIARY:
Urban Logistics Reit PLC SHED.L Half Year 2018 Earnings
3i Group PLC III.L Half Year 2019 Earnings
Great Portland Estates PLC GPOR.L Half Year 2019 Earnings
Spirax-Sarco Engineering PLC SPX.L Trading Statement
Dart Group PLC DTG.L Half Year 2019 Earnings
Tullow Oil PLC TLW.L Trading Statement
Safestore Holdings PLC SAFE.L Full Year 2018 Earnings
Norcros PLC NXR.L Half Year 2019 Earnings
Enteq Upstream PLC NTQ.L Half Year 2019 Earnings
Premier Oil PLC PMO.L Trading and Operations Update
Investec PLC INVP.L Half Year 2019 Earnings
Intermediate Capital Group PLC ICP.L Half Year 2018 Earnings
Royal Mail PLC RMG.L Half Year 2019 Earnings
Mediclinic International PLC MDCM.L Half Year 2019 Earnings
Card Factory PLC CARDC.L Q3 2018 Trading Statement
Bodycote PLC BOY.L Q3 2018 Trading Statement
Bovis Homes Group Plc BVS.L Trading Statement
Close Brothers Group Plc CBRO.L Trading Statement
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(Reporting by Tanishaa Nadkar in Bengaluru)