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Aug 11 (Reuters) - Britain's FTSE 100 .FTSE index is seen opening down 43 points, or 0.6 percent, on Thursday, according to financial bookmakers, with futures FFIc1 up 0.2 percent ahead of the cash market open. The UK blue chip index closed up 15.12 points, or 0.2 percent, on Wednesday at 6866.42 points, its fifth straight day of gains as stronger financial stocks offset weaker energy shares which tracked a pullback in oil prices. LSE/DEUTSCHE BOERSE : Deutsche Boerse DB1Gn.DE said on Wednesday that more than 75 percent of its shares have been tendered for its agreed $29 billion merger with the London Stock Exchange Group LSE.L . GLENCORE: Glencore's GLEN.L first-half zinc production was 31 percent lower than in the same period last year following previously announced cuts mainly in Australia and Peru, it said on Thursday. COCA-COLA HBC: Soft drink bottler Coca-Cola HBC CCH.L reported lower revenue for the first half of the year hurt by unseasonably cool weather in Europe and economic problems in other markets, it said on Thursday. WILLIAM HILL/ RANK GROUP: British bookmaker William Hill WMH.L said it remained firmly opposed to engaging with 888 Holdings 888.L and Rank Group RNK.L after the two companies set out more details of their unsolicited 3.16 billion pound ($4.11 billion) approach. CALEDONIA INVESTMENTS: Caledonia Investments PLC CLDN.L has agreed to pay $480,000 to resolve charges that it failed to report to the government share purchases made in 2014, the Federal Trade Commission said on Wednesday. TUI GROUP: Europe's largest tour operator TUI TUIT.L lowered its sales forecast for the full year after attacks and a failed coup in Turkey knocked revenue in the third quarter of its fiscal year. POUNDLAND: South Africa's Steinhoff SNHG.DE has improved the terms of its agreed takeover of British discount retailer Poundland PLND.L , it said on Thursday. EX-DIVS: Ashtead Group AHT.L , AstraZeneca AZN.L , Barclays BARC.L , Berkeley Group BKGH.L , BT Group BT.L , Diageo DGE.L , Direct Line DLGD.L , Fresnillo FRES.L , GKN GKN.L , GlaxoSmithKline GSK.L , HSBC Holdings HSBA.L , Informa INF.L , Lloyds Banking Group LLOY.L , Merlin MERL.L , RDS'A RDSa.L , Royal Dutch Shell B RDSb.L , Rio Tinto RIO.L will trade without entitlement to their latest dividend pay-out on Thursday, trimming 37 points off the FTSE 100 according to Reuters calculations For more on the factors affecting European stocks, please click on: cpurl://apps.cp./cms/?pageId=livemarkets
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