UK Stocks-Factors to watch on Aug 13

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UK Stocks-Factors to watch on Aug 13
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Aug 13 (Reuters) - Britain's FTSE 100 .FTSE index is seen opening 47 points lower at 6,233 on Thursday, according to financial bookmakers.

* ASTRAZENECA: Argentina and Mexico will produce the AstraZeneca COVID-19 vaccine for most of Latin America, Argentine President Alberto Fernandez said on Wednesday. AIRLINES: Southwest Airlines (NYSE: LUV ) Co LUV.N , Ryanair Holdings Plc RYA.I and easyJet Plc EZJ.L are the only three airlines whose bonds are still rated investment grade, S&P Global Ratings said. OIL: Crude oil prices eased slightly but held most of their gains from the previous session after U.S. government data showed a fall in inventories. GOLD: Gold climbed 1% on a softer dollar, consolidating further above the key $1,900 level, with an ultra-low interest rate environment and worries over global economic fallout from mounting COVID-19 cases. EX-DIVS: Ashtead Group AHT.L , Aviva AV.L , Astrazeneca AZN.L , BP BP.L , Diageo DGE.L , Glaxosmithkline GSK.L , Legal&General LGEN.L , Phoenix Group PHNX.L , Pearson PSON.L , Royal Dutch Shell RDSa.L RDSb.L , Segro SGRO.L and Smurfit Kappa SKG.L will trade without entitlement to its latest dividend pay-out on Thursday, trimming 22.4 points off the FTSE 100, according to Reuters calculations. The UK blue-chip index .FTSE jumped 2% on Wednesday as investors focused on signs of a recovery in economic output in June, shrugging off a record 20.4% plunge in the second quarter, the largest contraction reported by any major economy. UK CORPORATE DIARY:

National Express Group NEX.L

HY Earnings Releases Renishaw

RSW.L

FY Earnings Releases Coats Group

COA.L

HY Earnings Releases Just Group

JUSTJ.L HY Earnings Releases GVC Holdings

GVC.L

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