UK Stocks-Factors to watch on June 6
June 6 (Reuters) - Britain's FTSE 100 index is seen opening lower on Tuesday, with futures down 0.03%. * BARCLAYS: - Barclays Plc's global co-head of software investment banking Steven Markovich resigned to join Centerview Partners, people familiar with the matter said. * HACK: Tens of thousands of employees of British Airways, the UK drugstore chain Boots and Britain's BBC were among those whose personal data was exposed following a wide-ranging breach centred on a popular file transfer tool, the organizations confirmed. * CONSUMER SPENDING: British retail sales growth slowed to a seven-month low in May, the British Retail Consortium said. * UNILEVER: Unilever is looking for a replacement for Chair Nils Andersen whose term is scheduled to end next year, Bloomberg News reported. * STANDARD CHARTERED: AviLease, a jet lessor owned by Saudi Arabia's Public Investment Fund, is said to be in advanced talks to buy Standard Chartered's aviation finance business in a deal which could be valued at 3.5 billion euros ($3.75 billion), Bloomberg News reported. * OIL: Oil prices edged lower early on Tuesday, coming off gains made the previous day as concerns about the global economic backdrop outweighed supply worries raised when Saudi Arabia announced its biggest output cut in years. * British equities edged lower on Monday as concerns over the prospect of a global economic slowdown hit the internationally focussed FTSE 100, while mining stocks slipped as metal prices came under pressure. * UK CORPORATE DIARY: Speedy Hire FY results Paragon Group HY results Hunting Trading update Chemring Group HY results British America Pre-close trading Tobacco update * For more on the factors affecting European stocks, please click on: TODAY'S UK PAPERS > Financial Times > Other business headlines ($1 = 0.9327 euros) (Reporting by Radhika Anilkumar in Bengaluru)
