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07:05GMT 04Nov2008-FTSE seen opening down 5-16 pts

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The FTSE 100 index .FTSE is seen opening down 5 to 16 points on Tuesday according to financial bookmakers, or as much as 0.4 percent, following lacklustre trade in the United States where investors traded cautiously in the last session before the U.S. presidential election.

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06:50GMT 04Nov2008--Corporate agenda for Tuesday:

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ANTOFAGASTA (ANTO.L) Q3 OUTPUT

ASSOC. BRITISH FOODS (ABF.L) YEAR

BALFOUR BEATTY (BALF.L) TRADING

BG (BG.L) Q3

CRODA (CRDA.L) Q3 TRADING

M&S (MKS.L) H1

PUNCH TAVERNS (PUB.L) TRADING

ST. JAMES'S PLACE (SJP.L) Q3 NEW BIZ

WETHERSPOONS (JDW.L) TRADING

CRANEWARE (CRW.L) AGM

INNOVATION (TIG.L) YEAR

KEWILL (KWL.L) H1

PREZZO (PRZ.L) AGM

PRODESSE INV. PRD.L Q3

UMECO (UMC.L) H1

rhys.jones@reuters.com