UK Stocks-Factors to watch on Aug 30
Aug 30 -Britain's FTSE 100 .FTSE index is seen opening higher on Friday, with futures FFIc1 up 0.39%.
* AVIVA:An Indian tax agency has found that British insurer Aviva AV.L breached local regulations capping commissions to sales agents with a system of fake invoices and clandestine cash payments, according to a notice seen by Reuters.
* OIL:Oil prices inched higher on Friday as investors weighed supply concerns in the Middle East, although signs of weakened demand limited gains.
* GOLD:Gold prices eased on Friday, but were on track for a second straight month of gains on rising bets of a Federal Reserve rate cut next month, while traders awaited key U.S. inflation data for additional guidance.
* METALS:London copper prices ticked up on Friday and were headed for their first monthly increase since May on rising prospects of an imminent U.S. interest rate cut and better demand in China.
* The UK's main stock index edged higher on Thursday, led by gains in the travel and mining sectors, while shares trading ex-dividend weighed on real estate and beverages.
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Reporting by Radhika Anilkumar in Bengaluru
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