June 19 (Reuters) - Britain's FTSE 100 .FTSE index is seen opening 4 points lower at 7,627 on Tuesday, according to financial bookmakers.
* ANGLO AMERICAN: Miner Anglo American Plc AAL.L clinched hundreds of permits this month to explore for copper in a remote part of northern Brazil, Brazilian authorities said, as the growing electric vehicle market and a scarcity of shovel-ready mining projects fuels demand for the metal. CAPITA: British outsourcer Capita CPI.L has been awarded a British Ministry of Defence contract to provide defence workers and firefighters, the Unite union said on Monday. BETTER CAPITAL PCC: The British government said it was intervening on grounds of national security in private equity firm Better Capital PCC Ltd's BCAP.L deal to sell aircraft parts maker Northern Aerospace to Chinese-owned Gardner Aerospace Holdings Ltd. KPMG: KPMG, one of the world's "Big Four" accounting firms, has shown an "unacceptable deterioration" in how it audits top British firms and will be first to undergo special supervision, Britain's accounting watchdog said on Monday. GOLD: Gold prices rose on Tuesday, supported by safe-haven buying, as an escalating trade spat between the United States and China sparked a sell-off in equity markets. OIL: Oil prices fell on Tuesday on expectations that producer cartel OPEC and key ally Russia will gradually increase output after withholding supplies since 2017. The UK blue chip FTSE 100 .FTSE index fell 0.03 percent and closed at 7,631.33 points on Monday, as trade tensions between the United States and China kept the pressure on equity markets across Europe, weighing on multinational companies. For more on the factors affecting European stocks, please click on: cpurl://apps.cp./cms/?pageId=livemarkets
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