Sept 6 (Reuters) - Britain's FTSE 100 .FTSE index is seen opening 5 points higher at 7,389 on Thursday, according to financial bookmakers.
* GSK: British drugmaker GlaxoSmithKline Plc GSK.L said on Wednesday it would cut about 650 positions in the United States related to a global restructuring program it announced in July. CAPITA: British outsourcer Capita CPI.L has named Ismail Amla, a managing partner at IBM 's IBM (NYSE:IBM).N Global Services division in North America, to the new role of chief growth officer, Sky News reported on Wednesday. THOMAS COOK: British tour operator Thomas Cook TCG.L said it had found a high level of e-coli and staphylococcus bacteria at the hotel in Egypt where two holidaymakers died last month. LLOYDS: Lloyds Banking Group LLOY.L has cut 380 jobs as part of a re-organisation that will also see it create 435 new roles, the bank said on Wednesday, as it gears up to better compete in a market increasingly built around online and mobile services. OPHIR ENERGY: Ophir Energy OPHR.L is "cautiously optimistic" it will meet a looming deadline for a final investment decision and save its stalled Fortuna FLNG project in Equatorial Guinea, a senior official said on Thursday. RYANAIR: Ryanair RYA.L is set to scrap plans to reduce its fleet in Ireland after pilots there unanimously backed a deal negotiated by their trade union that provided a breakthrough in the airline's efforts to quell staff protests. BP (LON:BP): The planned merger of Poland's two largest refiners PKN Orlen PKN.WA and Grupa Lotos LTSP.WA could restrict competition in the east European country, BP BP.L said in a statement on Wednesday.
* EX-DIVS: Admiral Group ADML.L , Antofagasta ANTO.L , BHP Billiton BLT.L , CRH CRH.L , Glencore GLEN.L , Land Securities Group LAND.L , RSA Insurance Group RSA.L , Shire SHP.L will trade without entitlement to their latest dividend pay-out on Thursday, trimming 9.24 points off the FTSE 100 according to Reuters calculations InL8N1VP2QE
* The UK blue chip index closed down 1 percent at 7,383.28 points on Wednesday, as big oil stocks fell, though housebuilders were a bright spot following comments from Berkeley Group about the London housing market. For more on the factors affecting European stocks, please click on: cpurl://apps.cp./cms/?pageId=livemarkets
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