March 20 (Reuters) - Britain's FTSE 100 .FTSE index is seen opening 37 points lower at 7,288 on Wednesday, according to financial bookmakers.
* AERIS, GLENCORE: Australian copper producer Aeris Resources Ltd AIS.AX said on Wednesday it has offered to buy the CSA copper mine in New South Wales state from global trader and miner Glencore GLEN.L for $575 million. INMARSAT: Inmarsat Plc ISA.L said on Tuesday it has received a cash takeover offer from a private equity-led consortium, a deal that would value the British satellite company at about $3.3 billion and take it private. GSK: GlaxoSmithKline GSK.L said on Tuesday a study testing its experimental drug dostarlimab in women with recurrent or advanced endometrial cancer showed promising results. GOLD: Gold prices snapped three consecutive sessions of gains on Wednesday as the dollar firmed, while investors awaited the results of the U.S. Federal Reserve's policy meeting later in the day. OIL: Oil prices were on Wednesday weighed down by economic growth concerns that dampened the outlook for fuel consumption, but supported by voluntary supply cuts led by producer club OPEC and by U.S. sanctions against Iran and Venezuela. The UK blue chip index closed up 0.3 percent on Tuesday as miners and oil majors boosted the index and Ocado (LON:OCDO) climbed to an all-time high after posting higher first-quarter retail sales. For more on the factors affecting European stocks, please click on: LIVE/
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