UK Stocks-Factors to watch on July 3
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July 3 (Reuters) -Britain's FTSE 100 .FTSE index is seen opening higher on Wednesday, with futures FFIc1 up 0.7%.
* GSK:GSK GSK.L has bought from CureVac 5CV.DE, CVAC.O the full rights to develop and manufacture vaccine candidates for influenza and COVID-19 that use messenger RNA (mRNA) technology for up to 1.05 billion euros ($1.13 billion), it said.
* VODAFONE: Britain's VodafoneVOD.L and Virgin Media O2agreed a new network sharing agreement to extend their existing tie-up for more than a decade, in a deal they said was subject to approval of the merger between Vodafone and Three UK.
* KEYWORDS STUDIOS: Private equity firm EQTEQTAB.ST willbuy UK-based video game services group Keywords StudiosKWS.L in a 2.2 billion pound deal, the companies said.
* TOPPS TILES: British tile retailer Topps TilesTPT.L said thatchallenging market conditions had persisted into the second half of the fiscal year amid weakness in the home repair and sales segments.
* OIL: Oil prices rose after industry data showed a bigger-than-expected draw in U.S. crude stockpiles, while the market kept tabs on flaring tensions in the Middle East.
* GOLD: Gold prices were flat as investors awaited minutes of the Federal Reserve's last policy meeting for fresh cues on when the U.S. central bank will start cutting interest rates.
* METALS: Copper pricesclimbed with renewed hopes of U.S. rate cuts, while dismal physical demand outlook from top consumer China capped gains.
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Reporting by Prerna Bedi and DhanushVignesh Babu in Bengaluru
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