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May 17 (Reuters) - Britain's FTSE 100 .FTSE index is seen opening up 18 points, or 0.3 percent, on Tuesday, according to financial bookmakers, with futures FFIc1 up 0.4 percent ahead of the cash market open. For more on the factors affecting European stocks, please click on The UK blue chip index closed 0.2 percent stronger at 6,151.40 on Monday, with a rally in basic resources stocks on the back of stronger metals prices supporting the broader equities market. PREMIER FOODS: Premier Foods Plc PFD.L reported higher fourth-quarter sales of its branded foods, which include Oxo seasonings and Bisto gravy, on Tuesday, and said it would take a closer look at streamlining operations in the coming year. VODAFONE: Mobile phone operator Vodafone VOD.L posted its first underlying growth in both full-year revenue and core earnings since 2008, helped by a return to top-line growth in Europe in the fourth quarter. RIO: Anglo-Australian mining giant Rio Tinto RIO.L said on Monday it had submitted feasibility studies to the Guinea government for its massive Simandou iron ore project, considered the world's biggest untapped iron ore deposit. UK JOBS: Job vacancies in Britain slumped in April as uncertainty around the country's European Union membership referendum and the introduction of a higher minimum wage made employers more reluctant to hire, a jobs website said. UK BANKS: Britain's biggest banks will have to cap unauthorised overdraft fees and join a price-comparison website to give customers better service, Britain's competition watchdog said on Tuesday, following a 19-month investigation to reform the banking sector. UK REFERENDUM: The "remain" camp held a 15-point lead over its "leave" rivals in Britain's EU referendum campaign, according to the latest poll from ORB for the Telegraph newspaper, published on Monday. OIL: Oil futures rose for a second straight session on Tuesday, with U.S. crude hitting a six-month high, as the market focused on supply disruptions that prompted long-time bear Goldman Sachs (NYSE:GS) to issue a bullish assessment on near-term prices. O/R
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