UK Stocks-Factors to watch on June 17

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UK Stocks-Factors to watch on June 17
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Britain's FTSE 100 .FTSE index is seen opening 15 points higher at 6,258 on Wednesday, according to financial bookmakers.

* WILLIAM HILL: British bookmaker William Hill WMH.L on Tuesday launched an issue of shares worth up to 20% of its share capital. ASSET MANAGERS: Six asset managers including M&G MNG.L and Legal & General LGEN.L said they were keeping property funds totalling more than $7.5 billion in assets frozen. BARCLAYS: A senior British bank lobbyist has resigned over comments he made in 2008 about businesswoman Amanda Staveley, who arranged billions of pounds of rescue financing for Barclays BARC.L . OIL: Oil prices fell on Wednesday as data showed an increase in U.S. crude and fuel inventories. GOLD: Gold prices eased on Wednesday on hopes of a potential COVID-19 drug and a stronger U.S. dollar. METAL: London copper prices rose on Wednesday on hopes for higher demand as the U.S. economy showed signs of a recovery. The UK blue-chip index .FTSE closed 2.9% higher on Tuesday as expectations of further stimulus from the Bank of England and a report that Washington was preparing a nearly $1 trillion infrastructure proposal helped build on gains. UK CORPORATE DIARY:

Boohoo Group PLC

BOOH.L Q1 Trading Stmt Release SSE PLC

SSE.L

FY Earnings Release Kingfisher PLC

KGF.L

FY Earnings Release Domino's Pizza Group PLC

DOM.L

Trading Stmt Release Berkeley Group Holdings

BKGH.L FY results De La Rue

DLAR.L FY results

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