UK Stocks-Factors to watch on Nov. 1

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UK Stocks-Factors to watch on Nov. 1
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Nov 1 - Britain's FTSE 100 .FTSE index is seen opening 31 points higher at 7,279 on Friday, according to financial bookmakers.

* TESCO: Britain's biggest retailer Tesco TSCO.L has pledged to remove one billion pieces of plastic packaging from products in its UK stores by the end of 2020, seeking to reduce its environmental impact and meet growing consumer demand for less waste. BANKS: A mandatory 24-hour delay on all first-time payments from one bank account to another would cut mounting fraud in finance, UK lawmakers said in a report on Friday. SMITH+NEPHEW: A U.S. appeals court on Thursday said a patent case brought on by Smith+Nephew SN.L and its ArthroCare unit against Arthrex Inc should be heard by a new panel after the court declared unconstitutional the structure of the federal tribunal that reviews the validity of patents. GOLD: Gold edged down on Friday on profit booking and as investors gauged the Federal Reserve's future rate cut stance, but the metal was set for a second weekly gain as the uncertainty surrounding a U.S.-China trade deal boosted safe-haven appeal. OIL: Oil prices edged up on Friday after a difficult week, but were still headed for losses of about 4%, hit by a combination of rising global supply and uncertain future demand. The UK blue chip index .FTSE dropped more than 1% on Thursday, under pressure from results-driven falls in Shell (LON: RDSa ) and Lloyds (LON: LLOY ) and the latest tensions over the U.S.-China trade situation. UK CORPORATE DIARY:

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