June 21 (Reuters) - Britain's FTSE 100 .FTSE index is seen down by around 25 points on Tuesday, or 0.4 percent lower, according to financial bookmakers.
* The UK blue chip index rose 3 percent on Monday to close at 6,204 points, its best single-day gain since February, after polls showed the campaign for Britain to remain in the EU gained ground. BREXIT: Two opinion polls on Monday suggested support for Britain staying in the European Union had recovered some ground, but a third poll found support for a "Brexit" ahead by a whisker. Ka-shing, one of Asia's richest men, urged Britons to vote in favour of staying in the European Union, Bloomberg reported. a summary of Reuters' coverage of a possible Brexit, please click on BHP BILLITON: Top global miner BHP Billiton BLT.L outlined plans to boost coal output by 8 percent over the next three years while slashing costs, and said it would only consider premium, lowest-cost assets for any acquisitions. SPORTS DIRECT: British retailer Sports Direct SPD.L and New York City-based Modell's Sporting Goods are in talks for a potential deal to buy as many as 200 stores of bankrupt retailer Sports Authority, the Wall Street Journal reported on Monday. OLD MUTUAL: Four private equity funds have made it through to the final stages of an auction to buy the Italian wealth arm of Old Mutual OML.L , sources familiar with the matter said. UK CORPORATE DIARY:
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