Aug 13 (Reuters) - Britain's FTSE 100 .FTSE index is seen opening higher on Wednesday, with futures FFIc1 up 0.2%.
* THAMES WATER: Hong Kong's CK Infrastructure Holdings $(CKI.UK)$1038.HK has emerged as a leading contender to take over Thames Water and could assume control within weeks if Britain's largest water utility is placed into special administration, The Times reported on Tuesday.
* PHP: Primary Health Properties PHP.L said on Tuesday it had secured acceptances for 62.9% of Assura AGRP.L shares in its takeover bid for the British healthcare real estate investor, a rare show of investor supportin the UK markets amid a wave of private equity buyouts in the recent past.
* SHELL: Venture Global VG.N has won a legal battle against Shell SHEL.L over its failure to deliver liquefied natural gas under long-term contracts starting in 2023, the U.S. LNG major said on Tuesday.
* COMMODITIES: Oil prices were steady, Shanghai copper prices ticked up, and gold edged higher on Wednesday.
* FTSE: Britain's blue-chip index climbed on Tuesday as equity markets worldwide cheered a milder U.S. inflation print that kept alive hopes for interest rate cuts in the world's largest economy.
* UK CORPORATE DIARY:
Persimmon | PSN.L | HY results |
Beazley | BEZG.L | HY results |
Evoke | EVOK.L | HY results |
Balfour Beatty | BALF.L | HY results |
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(Compiled by Nithyashree R B in Bengaluru)
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