Nov 21 (Reuters) - Britain's FTSE 100 index is seen opening 12
points higher at 6,960
on Wednesday, according to financial bookmakers.
* BOSTON SCIENTIFIC, BTG: US medical device maker Boston Scientific
is backing its recommended cash offer for UK-based BTG plc with a £3.3bn
bridge loan from Barclays Bank.
* SAINSBURY, ASDA: British supermarket group Sainsbury's proposed
takeover of rival Asda could lead to a further price squeeze for farmers and
reduce the choice and innovation of products available for shoppers, the
National Farmers' Union (NFU) said on Tuesday.
* GOLD: Gold prices dropped slightly on Wednesday, as the U.S. dollar got a
boost from safe-haven demand amid heightened risk aversion.
* OIL: Oil prices on Wednesday recovered some of the previous day's over 6
percent plunge, lifted by a report of an unexpected decline in U.S. commercial
crude inventories as well as record Indian crude imports.
* The UK blue chip index ended the day down 0.8 percent on Tuesday as
investors dumped financial, oil and mining stocks amid renewed fears about
Brexit and Rome's budget showdown with Brussels, and Wall Street gloom across
tech and retail spread across Europe.
* For more on the factors affecting European stocks, please click on: cpurl://apps.cp./cms/?pageId=livemarkets
* UK CORPORATE DIARY:
Creightons PLC CRGT.L Full Year 2018 Earnings
Cambria Automobiles PLC CAMBA.L Full Year 2018 Earnings
C4X Discovery Holdings PLC C4XD.L Full Year 2018 Earnings
Newriver Reit PLC NRRT.L Half Year 2019 Earnings
Johnson Matthey PLC JMAT.L Half Year 2019 Earnings
Sage Group PLC SGE.L Full Year 2018 Earnings
United Utilities Group PLC UU.L Half Year 2019 Earnings
Marston's PLC MARS.L Full Year 2018 Earnings
Liontrust Asset Management PLC LIO.L Half Year 2019 Earnings
SSP Group PLC SSPG.L Full Year 2018 Earnings
Kingfisher PLC KGF.L Q3 2018 Trading Statement
Babcock International Group PLC BAB.L Half Year 2019 Earnings
Paragon Banking Group PLC PARA.L Full Year 2018 Earnings
Talktalk Telecom Group PLC TALK.L Interim 2019 Earnings
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(Reporting by Tanishaa Nadkar in Bengaluru)