UK Stocks-Factors to watch on Aug 29
Aug 29 (Reuters) -Britain's FTSE 100 .FTSE index is seen opening higher on Thursday, with futures FFIc1 up 0.25%.
* CAR OUTPUT: Britain's car production fell for the fifth consecutive month in July, hurt by manufacturers shifting to new models and temporary disruptions in supply chain, industry data showed
* OIL: Oil prices edged up after two sessions of losses, as supply concerns over Libya returned to focus, although countered by a smaller-than-expected draw in U.S. crude inventories that sapped demand expectations.
* GOLD: Gold prices edged up, aided by a weaker dollar and hopes of a Federal Reserve interest rate cut, while focus turned to a key U.S. inflation print.
* METALS: Prices of base metals fell as the U.S. dollar steadied and made it more expensive to buy the greenback-priced commodities, while lingering fears over demand from top consumer China also weighed on sentiment.
* EX-DIVS: Diageo DGE.L IHG IHG.L Auto Trader Group AUTOA.L LondonMetric Propoerty LMPL.L will trade without entitlement to their latest dividend pay-outs on Thursday.
* FTSE: UK's main FTSE 100 stock index ended flat on Wednesday as a sharp sell-off in luxury and metal mining shares was offset by gains in aerospace-defence and pharmaceuticals.
* UK CORPORATE DIARY:
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Reporting by Prerna Bedi in Bengaluru
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