Sept 21 (Reuters) - Britain's FTSE 100 (.FTSE) index is seen opening 31 points lower on Monday, according to financial bookmakers, with futures (FFIc1) down 1.2%, ahead of cash market open.
Go-Ahead/FirstGroup: UK train companies Go-Ahead GOG.L and FirstGroup FGP.L said they had signed new contracts with the government to keep running rail services for the next 6-18 months.
AstraZeneca: A European regulatory panel has recommended the approval of Lynparza, a blockbuster cancer treatment developed by AstraZeneca Plc (AZN.L) and Merck & Co Inc (MRK.N), to treat two separate forms of cancer.
Informa: Informa (INF.L) recorded COVID-19 impairment charges of around 592.9 million pounds, pushing it to a half-year operating loss as it struggled with one of the worst downturns in the industry.
Superdry: Superdry (SDRY.L) said its trading performance has improved in the months since April despite uncertainty around the COVID-19 pandemic as the British fashion retailer posted an annual loss from store closures.
Lockdowns: British Prime Minister Boris Johnson is pondering a second national COVID-19 lockdown as the novel coronavirus outbreak accelerates.
Housing: Surging activity in Britain's housing market nudged up asking prices for homes in September, as buyers sought larger properties following the coronavirus lockdown, a survey showed.
Manufacturing: British manufacturers see no evidence of a 'V'-shaped recovery from the COVID-19 pandemic underway and many are planning to slash investment, a business survey showed.
Loans: British finance minister Rishi Sunak is set to extend the Treasury's UK-wide programme of business support loans to help companies affected by the pandemic, the Financial Times reported late on Sunday.
AstraZeneca: AstraZeneca Plc AZN.L said on Saturday that its COVID-19 vaccine trial in the United States is still on hold.
Oil: Oil prices edged higher as a tropical storm took aim for the U.S. Gulf of Mexico region halting some production, though price gains were capped by the potential return of oil output in Libya and a continued rise in coronavirus cases.
Consumer stocks weighed down London's mid-cap index on Friday after a rise in new coronavirus cases stoked fears of new lockdown measures, and the blue-chip index was bogged down by major energy stocks.
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