UK Stocks-Factors to watch on July 4
Adds new items, updates futures
July 4 (Reuters) -Britain's FTSE 100 .FTSE index is seen opening higher on Thursday, with futures FFIc1 up 0.1%.
* BARCLAYS: British bank BarclaysBARC.L has agreed tosell its German consumer finance business to BAWAG Group AGBAWG.VI for a "small premium to net assets", payable in cash, it said.
* MARSTON'S: Marston'sMARS.L has appointed Kenneth Lever as an independent non-executivechair with effect from July 8, the British pub group said.
* WOOD GROUP: Dubai-based engineering and consulting firm Sidara has sought the extension of a deadline to make a firm offer for UK's John Wood Group WG.L to July 31, after being rejected thrice earlier.
* CAR SALES: Registration of new cars in Britain increased "slightly" in June and the market crossed the half-year "million motors" mark for the first time since 2019, an industry body said.
* OIL: Oil prices fell in Asia with investors turning cautious on expectations of lower demand as U.S. employment and business data came in weaker than forecast, signalling the economy of the world's top oil consumer may be cooling.
* GOLD: Gold prices drifted higher after softer-than-expected U.S. economic data fuelled hopes that the Federal Reserve could cut interest rates as soon as September.
* METALS: Copper prices in Londoneased as demand was weakened due to higher prices, with poor economic data also weighing on sentiment.
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Reporting by Prerna Bedi and DhanushVignesh Babu in Bengaluru
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