UK Stocks-Factors to watch on Sept. 10
Sept 10 (Reuters) - Britain's FTSE 100 index is seen opening lower on Tuesday, with futures down 0.42%. * ASTRAZENECA: Detailed results from one of AstraZeneca's key lung cancer trials released on Monday showed that its experimental precision drug did not significantly improve overall survival results for patients in the trial. * ANGLO AMERICAN: Anglo American hired financial advisers to sell two nickel mines in Brazil, the miner's country head, Ana Sanches, told journalists on Monday. * POCKIT: British payments technology company Pockit is in talks to take control of UK challenger bank Monese´s consumer arm, two people familiar with the matter told Reuters. * LABOUR: Britain's Labour Party launched a new advisory board that will help address long-standing issues in the country's labour market, including reducing high levels of inactivity among working-age people. * SHELL: Shell said it was shutting in oil production at its Perdido offshore platform in the U.S. Gulf of Mexico, citing downstream impacts. * OIL: Oil prices edged down on Tuesday as weak Chinese demand offset supply disruptions from Tropical Storm Francine and as global oil oversupply risks continued to weigh on the market. * GOLD: Gold prices eased on Tuesday, pressured by a firmer dollar, while traders braced for key U.S. inflation figures that could offer hints about the size of the Federal Reserve's interest rate reduction next week. * London's benchmark FTSE 100 climbed over 1% amid broader gains led by travel and leisure stocks after an upbeat forecast from gambling group Entain, while investors awaited labour market data later in the week. * UK CORPORATE DIARY: Serica Energy HY results IQE HY results Wickes Group HY results * For more on the factors affecting European stocks, please click on: TODAY'S UK PAPERS > Financial Times > Other business headlines (Reporting by Radhika Anilkumar in Bengaluru;)
