UK Stocks-Factors to watch on June 21
Adds new items, updates futures
June 21 (Reuters) -Britain's FTSE 100 .FTSE index is seen opening flat on Friday, with futures down 0.01%.
* RETAIL SALES: British retail sales volumes rose 2.9% in May, rising sharply from a revised 1.8% fall in April when heavy rain kept shoppers away, the Office for National Statistics said.
* PUBLIC BORROWING: British public borrowing was 15.024 billion pounds ($19.02 billion) in May, the Office for National Statistics said.
* INFORMA: British events organiser Informa INF.L said it was on track to achieve annual earnings at the upper end of its outlook range, benefiting from strong performance across its markets.
* M&C SAATCHI: British advertising group M&C Saatchi SAA.L said Simon Fuller has been appointed as its next chief financial officer, effective from July 1.
* CONSUMER SENTIMENT: British consumer sentiment rose to a two-and-a-half year high this month, as households' improved assessment of the broader economy outweighed greater concerns about their personal finances, a survey showed.
* OCTOPUS ENERGY: Octopus Energy is set to hand the next UK government an early 3-billion-pound windfall as it pledged to repay all the state support it received to take over collapsed energy supplier Bulb, the Financial Times reported.
* REVOLUT: Britain's financial technology firm Revolut could be valued at north of $40 billion in a share sale, even as it still awaits a UK banking licence, according people familiar with the situation.
* OIL: Oil prices set for second week of gains on signs demand improving
* GOLD: Gold set for weekly gain on U.S. rate-cut optimism, geopolitical woes
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Reporting by Radhika Anilkumar in Bengaluru
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