UK Stocks -- Factors to watch on April 11

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LONDON, April 11 (Reuters) - Britain's FTSE 100 .FTSE index is seen edging
lower on Monday, giving back some of last week's gains in tandem with weakness
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in Japan and on Wall Street, as investors seek some fresh direction. Financial bookmakers expect the UK blue chip index to open down 3-5 points,
or 0.1 percent on Monday, having gained 0.8 percent on Friday to end at
6,055.75, its highest closing level since mid-February as it notched up a third
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week of gains as rising metals prices and deal-making boosted miners. U.S. blue chips .DJI fell 0.2 percent on Friday as a spike in oil prices
CLc1 revived worries that inflation could derail the economic recovery,
jolting a market that had been treading water ahead of upcoming corporate
earnings. The second-quarter earnings season begins unofficially after the U.S.
market's close on Monday when Dow component Alcoa Inc (AA.N) reports results.
JPMorgan Chase & Co (JPM.N) and Google Inc (GOOG.O) are due to report later in
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the week. Asian stocks outside Japan .MIAPJ0000PUS edged higher on Monday, with
Chinese .SSEC and Australian shares .AXJO leading the gains, as traders
chose to focus instead on stronger-than-expected trade data from China. China reported a small trade surplus of $140 million in March, up from a
deficit of $7.3 billion in February, the General Administration of Customs
reported on Sunday. [ID:nL3E7F8141] UK banks will be a focus on Monday, with the Independent Commission on
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Banking (ICB) set to outline several options to make sure retail depositers are
protected if a bank hits trouble and to reduce the threat that taxpayers will be
forced to again step in to save a big bank. No major UK or U.S. economic data is due on Monday, although new economic
forecasts for the big economies are expected from the International Monetary
Fund during the session, so investors will be focused on some key data later
this week. Domestic highlights include UK March inflation data on Tuesday, and UK
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Across the Atlantic, the Federal Reserve's Beige Book on Wednesday, as well
as U.S. March CPI and industrial production figures on Friday, will be under the
spotlight. It is also an important week on the Chinese macroeconomic front, with
first-quarter GDP data out on Friday alongside March inflation numbers.
* Oil hovers at 2-1/2 year highs, stocks edge up [ID:nL3E7FB04I] * Nikkei edges lower, autos sold on Citigroup downgrade [ID:nL3E7FB07S] * US STOCKS-Market falls in late sell-off, volume light [ID:[nN0896931] * Yen touches fresh lows vs euro, Australian dollar [ID:nL3E7FB04G] * Copper rides higher on weak dollar; tin hits record [ID:nL3E7FB03G] * Gold hits record on euro, silver jumps to 31-year top [ID:nL3E7FB07P] * U.S. debt yields rise for third straight week [ID:nLDE73A01K]
UK stocks to watch on Monday:
BHP BILLITON (BLT.L) BHP Billiton played down speculation it was in talks to acquire a

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cornerstone stake that could be worth $10.3 billion (A$9.8 billion) in
Australia's largest oil and gas firm, Woodside Petroleum (WPL.AX), from Royal
Dutch Shell (RDSa.L). [ID:nL3E7FB02M] BP (BP.L) BP will launch a final attempt this week to rescue a proposed alliance with
Russian state oil group Rosneft (ROSN.MM) and plans to seek approval by the
Russian government to buy out its billionaire partners in TNK-BP [TNKBP.UL]. LLOYDS BANKING GROUP (LLOY.L) The part-nationalised lender is considering splitting into two in a move
that would create a "non-core" bank filled with assets ready for disposal, the
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Sunday Telegraph said. BSKYB (BSY.L)
Rupert Murdoch's planned takeover of pay-TV operator BSkyB should not be
affected by his UK news arm admitting its role in a long-running phone hacking
scandal, British politicians said on Sunday.
PREMIER OIL (PMO.L) The explorer expects first gas production at its Gajah Baru field in
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Indonesia in six months after a brief delay, while oil output at Vietnam's Chim
Sao field remains on track for July, a senior executive said on Monday.
[ID:nL3E7FB0FU] 888 HOLDINGS (888.L) The online gaming firm said Sunday that its chief executive Gigi Levy is to
step down from his role. British media reports had said that Levy was to step
down after becoming frustrated with the slow progress of a potential takeover by
British bookmaker Ladbrokes (LAD.L) but the firm said this was not the case. MICHAEL PAGE INTERNATIONAL (MPI.L) The recruitment firm issues a trading update. CARRS MILLING INDUSTRIES (CARS.L) The agriculture food and engineering group reports first-half results. E2V TECHNOLOGIES (E2V.L) The electronic component maker issues a trading update. VOLEX GROUP (VLX.L) The electrical and electronic cable assemblies firm issues a trading update.
(Reporting by Jon Hopkins)
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