June 30 (Reuters) - Britain's FTSE 100 (.FTSE) index is seen opening lower on Tuesday, with futures (FFIc1) down 0.23% ahead of cash markets open.
* GDP: Britain's economy shrank by the most since 1979 in early 2020, according to figures on Tuesday that included the first few days of the coronavirus lockdown.
* ECONOMY: Britain's current account deficit widened by more than expected in the first three months of 2020, official data showed.
* STANDARD LIFE ABERDEEN: British asset manager Standard Life Aberdeen (SLA.L) said that Keith Skeoch would step down as chief executive and be replaced by former Citi executive Stephen Bird.
* ON THE BEACH: Holiday package provider On The Beach Group OTB.L posted a first-half loss hit by cancellations due to the coronavirus crisis.
* CINEWORLD: Cineworld Group (CINE.L) said it would reopen its cinemas in the United States and Britain from Friday 31st July.
* REDROW: British homebuilder Redrow (RDW.L) said it expects its turnover to drop more than a third this year.
* INTERCONTINENTAL HOTELS: InterContinental Hotels Group Plc (IHG.L) posted a 76% slump in average room revenue in May due to coronavirus lockdowns.
* BP : Alaskan officials on Monday approved BP's (BP.L) sale of its oil and gas leases in the state.
* UK BUSINESSES: Confidence among British businesses improved in June for the first time since January.
* WIRECARD: Britain's Financial Conduct Authority said late on Monday it would lift restrictions on German payments company Wirecard AG (WDIG.DE).
* COVID-19 VACCINE: Mexico is in talks with the Chinese government and private Chinese laboratories, as well as the University of Oxford and company AstraZeneca (LON:AZN) about running trials for experimental COVID-19 vaccines.
* DRUG: British scientists said that an antiviral drug commonly used totreat HIV had no beneficial effect in patients hospitalised with COVID-19.
* FRASERS: Mike Ashley's Frasers Group said on Monday it has raised its stake in German fashion house Hugo Boss (BOSSn.DE).
* SHELL: Russia's Surgutneftegaz (SNGS.MM) sold to Shell 100,000 tonnes ofUrals crude oil at a record premium in a spot tender for July 23-24 loading from Primorsk. Royal Dutch Shell (RDSa.L) said it will write down the value of its assets by up to $22 billion after lowering its long-term outlook on oil and gas prices.
* FINANCE: Caps on the fees retailers pay to process debit and credit card transactions have helped push down prices.
* OIL: Oil prices slipped as traders took profits after sharp gains in the previous session and Libya's state oil company flagged progress on talks to resume exports.
* The UK blue-chip index (.FTSE) closed 1.3% higher on Monday, boosted by a weakening pound and a global rally in equities powered by hopes of more stimulus.
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