Nov 7 (Reuters) - Britain's FTSE 100 index is

seen opening higher on Thursday, with futures up 0.12%.

* RATES: The Bank of England is likely to cut interest rates

on Thursday for only the second time since 2020 but the big

question for investors is whether the BoE sends a signal about

its subsequent moves after the government's inflation-raising

budget.

* RECKITT: Private equity groups Advent International and

Apollo Global are among firms considering a potential

buyout of consumer goods company Reckitt's homecare

assets, Bloomberg News reported, citing people familiar with the

matter.

* HSBC ( HSBC ): HSBC Holdings ( HSBC ) is planning to issue a

3-year, 3 billion yuan ($417.8 million) panda bond, according to

a term sheet seen by Reuters.

* RIO TINTO: U.S. president-elect Donald Trump's new

administration should focus on speeding up the permitting

process to ensure there is enough copper for the energy

transition, said a Rio Tinto executive, referring to its stalled

Arizona mine.

* EX-DIVS: HSBC ( HSBC ), BP, Airtel Africa ( AAFRF ) and JD

Sports will trade without entitlement to their latest

dividend pay-outs on Thursday.

* FTSE: The UK's benchmark FTSE 100 slipped as losses in

shares of homebuilders and precious miners countered an upbeat

global market sentiment following Republican Donald Trump's

election as U.S. president.

* UK CORPORATE DIARY:

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Taylor Wimpey Q3 Trading update

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Sainsbury's ( JSNSF ) HY results

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ITV Q3 Trading update

Tate& Lyle ( TATYF ) HY results

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John Wood Q3 Trading update

IMI Plc ( IMIAF ) HY results

Howden Joinery ( HWDJF ) Q3 Trading update

Endeavour Mining ( EDVMF ) Q3 Trading update

Trainline HY results

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(Reporting by Prerna Bedi in Bengaluru)