UK Stocks-Factors to watch on Nov 8

Nov 8 - Britain's FTSE 100 .FTSE index is seen opening 28 points higher at 7,145 points on Thursday, according to financial bookmakers.

* RYANAIR: Ryanair Holdings Plc RYA.I , RYAAY.O and long-time Chief Executive Michael O'Leary have been sued in New York by a shareholder that said Europe's largest airline defrauded investors and inflated its share price by overstating its ability to manage labor relations and keep costs down. BHP: Global miner BHP Billiton BHP.AX BLT.L will meet its iron ore commitments to customers despite a supply disruption after it had to derail a runaway ore train in Western Australia, Chief Executive Andrew Mackenzie said on Thursday. EX-DIVS: BP BP.L and Whitbread WTB.L will trade without entitlement to their latest dividend pay-out on Thursday, trimming 6.2 points off the FTSE 100 according to Reuters calculations. OIL: Oil prices dipped on Thursday as record U.S. crude output heightened concerns of a return of global oversupply, stoking talk from within OPEC that production curbs may become necessary once again to prevent a glut. GOLD: Gold prices inched lower on Thursday on the back of a stronger dollar as investors digested the U.S. midterm election results and turned their focus to the Federal Reserve's monetary policy decision due later in the day. The UK blue chip index closed 1.1 percent higher at 7,117.28 points on Wednesday, as UK shares joined a post-U.S. midterms rally with strong gains across sectors despite disappointing trading updates from retailer Marks & Spencer and commercial broadcaster ITV (LON:ITV). For more on the factors affecting European stocks, please click on: cpurl://apps.cp./cms/?pageId=livemarkets

* UK CORPORATE DIARY: OneSavings Bank PLC

OSBO.L

Q3 Trading Statement Tate & Lyle PLC

TATE.L

Half Year Earnings National Grid PLC

NG.L

Half Year Earnings IMI PLC

IMI.L

Q3 Interim Management Statement Inchcape PLC

INCH.L

Q3 Trading Statement Howden Joinery Group PLC

HWDN.L

Q3 Trading Statement Derwent London PLC

DLN.L

Q3 Business Update Halfords Group PLC

HFD.L

Half Year Earnings Hikma Pharmaceuticals PLC

HIK.L

Interim Management Statement Gattaca PLC

GATC.L

Full Year Earnings Tracsis PLC

TRCS.L

Full Year Earnings Superdry PLC

SDRY.L

Half Year Pre-Close Trading Statement AstraZeneca PLC

AZN.L

Q3 Earnings BAE Systems PLC

BAES.L

Trading Statement J Sainsbury (OTC:JSAIY) PLC

SBRY.L

Half Year Earnings Burberry Group PLC

BRBY.L

Interim Earnings Inmarsat PLC

ISA.L

Q3 Earnings Auto Trader Group PLC

AUTOA.L Half Year Earnings Beazley

BEZG.L

Q3 Trading Statement

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