UK Stocks-Factors to watch on Jan 6

By Reuters / January 06, 2017 / in.investing.com / Article Link

Jan 6 (Reuters) - Britain's FTSE 100 .FTSE index is seen opening 2 to 7 points higher, or as much as 0.1 percent, on Friday, according to financial bookmakers.

* The UK blue chip index closed 0.1 percent higher at 7,195.31 points on Thursday, boosted by a bullish update from housebuilder Persimmon PSN.L , which reported a rise in sales despite Britain's vote last year to leave the European Union. BRITAIN RETAIL: A spending spree by British shoppers in the week before Christmas failed to prevent sales in December from falling short of the previous year's level, industry data showed on Friday. LONDON COPPER: A weaker U.S. dollar pushed London copper prices higher on Friday following losses overnight, but traders said gains would be limited by profit taking. For more on the factors affecting European stocks, please click on: cpurl://apps.cp./cms/?pageId=livemarkets

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