Nov 9 (Reuters) - Britain's FTSE 100 .FTSE index is seen opening 2 points higher at 7,531.4 on Friday, according to financial bookmakers.
* BGEO GROUP: Georgia's BGEO Group Plc BGEO.L , which is planning to split its banking and investment businesses, reported a 20.3 percent fall in third-quarter profits on Wednesday. BOE: Banks might start to activate contingency plans and possibly move business away from Britain if there is no clarity on the UK departure from the European Union by next Spring, Bank of England policymaker Ian McCafferty said on Wednesday. BRITAIN HOUSEPRICES: House prices in Britain are no longer rising and are falling in London at their fastest pace since 2009, the Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors said on Thursday, citing political worries and last week's Bank of England interest rate hike. GOLD: Gold prices held largely steady on Thursday after marking a near three-week high in the previous session, while palladium remained close to a more than 16-year peak touched on Wednesday. OIL: Oil prices held steady on Thursday after falling late in the previous session, supported by ongoing supply cuts led by OPEC and Russia. EX-DIVS: BP BP.L , GlaxoSmithKline GSK.L and Whitbread WTB.L will trade without entitlement to their latest dividend pay-out on Thursday, trimming 9.48 points off the FTSE 100 according to Reuters calculations. The UK blue chip index FTSE 100 .FTSE Index rose 0.2 percent and closed at 7,529.72 points on Thursday, supported by gains among heavyweight consumer and commodity stocks, while housebuilders were dragged lower by a disappointing update from Persimmon (LON:PSN). For more on the factors affecting European stocks, please click on: cpurl://apps.cp./cms/?pageId=livemarkets
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