Dec 5 (Reuters) - Britain's FTSE 100 index is
expected to open lower on Tuesday, with futures down
0.17%.
* BARCLAYS: Qatar Holding is looking to sell around 510
million pounds ($644.54 million) of shares in Barclays,
one of the banks acting on the deal said on Monday, cutting back
on its crisis-era investment in the British bank.
* RIO TINTO: Rio Tinto, the world's largest
iron-ore producer, has approved $77 million for the development
of the Rhodes Ridge project in Western Australia, the company
said.
* RETAIL SALES: British retail sales growth remained
sluggish in November despite Black Friday deals, as the ongoing
cost-of-living squeeze prompted shoppers to rein in spending on
non-essential items, the British Retail Consortium said.
* INFLATION: The British public's expectations for
inflation over the medium to long term rose in October,
according to a survey published on Monday.
* FOREIGN WORKERS: British government on Monday
announced a package of measures to cut net migration to United
Kingdom.
* METAL: Base metals prices mostly fell.
* GOLD: Gold prices rose, as the U.S. dollar and Treasury
yields fell.
* OIL: Oil prices were little changed amid uncertainty over
voluntary output cuts by OPEC+, continued tension in the Middle
East and weak economic data from the U.S.
* FTSE 100: Britain's FTSE 100 eased on Monday from a
more than one-month closing peak.
* UK CORPORATE DIARY:
DISCOVERIE HY RESULTS
MOON PIG INTERIM RESULTS
SSP PRELIMINARY RESULTS
ASHTEAD GROUP Q2 RESULTS
MARSTON’S FY PRELIM
IWG CAPITAL MARKETS EVENT
THAMES WATER H1 RESULTS
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(Reporting by Zainab Saifuddin Saifee in Bengaluru)