UK Stocks-Factors to watch on June 17
June 17 (Reuters) -Britain's FTSE 100 .FTSE index is seen opening higher on Monday, with futures FFIc1 up 0.44%.
* MANUFACTURERS:Britain's manufacturers want the next government to deliver a formal industrial strategy and forge closer trade ties with the European Union, according to a survey published by the sector's own trade body.
* HOME PRICES:Asking prices for British homes coming to the market were flat this month, adding to signs of a recent cooling off in the housing market upswing, a survey from property market website Rightmove showed.
* BARCLAYS:Barclays suspended on Friday its sponsorship of all Live Nation LYV.N music festivals in 2024 after various acts dropped out in protest over the bank's links to defense companies that work with Israel.
* SHELL:Unifor union said on Friday its members at Shell's SHEL.L Scotford refinery in Canada have applied to the Alberta labor regulator for a strike vote later thismonth after rejecting a mediator's terms of settlement related to compensation.
* OIL:Oil prices slipped in Asian trading on Monday after a survey showed weaker U.S. consumer demand and as May crude production rose in China, the world's biggest crude importer.
* GOLD:Gold prices eased on Monday as investors awaited more U.S. economic data, while reports from last week showed that inflation was stabilising and lifted hopes for the Federal Reserve to cut interest rates later this year.
* METALS:Prices of copper opened lower this week after China's May industrial output data missed forecasts, while a firm U.S. dollar also weighed on the metal.
* Britain's FTSE 100 marked its longest weekly losing streak since March 2020 on Friday, as investors grappled with uncertainty around the outlook for interest rates and political turmoil in Europe.
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Reporting by Radhika Anilkumar in Bengaluru
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