April 28 (Reuters) - Britain's FTSE 100 index is

seen opening lower on Tuesday, with futures down 0.07%.

* BP: BP posted a first-quarter underlying

replacement cost profit of $3.2 billion, compared with

expectations of $2.67 billion.

* BARCLAYS ( BCS ): Barclays ( BCS ) reported first-quarter profit

in line with expectations, as a 200 million pound ($270 million)

provision for a loss to a single company exposure was

counterbalanced.

* FERREXPO ( FEEXF ): Ferrexpo ( FEEXF ) said its shares would be

suspended from trading from May 1.

* COCA-COLA EUROPACIFIC PARTNERS: Coca-Cola Europacific

Partners reported a 9.4% rise in first-quarter

comparable revenue and reaffirmed its full-year outlook.

* WPP ( WPP ): WPP said events in the Middle East had hit

its business in the region in the first quarter and were causing

near-term uncertainty for its clients, but it retained its

guidance for the full year.

* TRAVIS PERKINS: Travis Perkins reported a 1.7%

fall in first quarter like-for-like sales.

* TAYLOR WIMPEY: Taylor Wimpey raised its build cost

inflation expectations for 2026 as rising energy costs stemming

from the Middle East conflict pressure it.

* TULLOW OIL ( TUWLF ): Tullow Oil ( TUWLF ) posted an 87% slump in

annual profit on Tuesday.

* HOWDEN JOINERY ( HWDJF ): Howden Joinery ( HWDJF ) reported a 3.7%

rise in underlying group revenue for the first quarter.

* ANGLO AMERICAN: Anglo American posted a 1% rise in

first-quarter copper production.

* INEFFABLE INTELLIGENCE: UK-based Ineffable Intelligence, has

raised $1.1 billion in a seed funding round.

* BUDGET: British finance minister Rachel Reeves should

explicitly aim to bring public debt below its current level

within the next three years, a parliament committee said.

* SHOP PRICES: Easter promotions on chocolate eggs, home

renovation materials and clothing helped lower shop price

inflation in April, a survey showed.

* MOTOR FINANCE: A British consumer group said it had filed a

legal challenge to a 9.1 billion-pound ($12.32 billion) redress

scheme to compensate motorists for mis-sold motor finance.

* INFLATION: Britons' short-term and long-term inflation

expectations fell in April, in a surprise reading from a monthly

survey by YouGov for U.S. bank Citi.

* COMMODITIES: Oil prices rose nearly 1%, while gold fell to

a three-week low and aluminium prices slid.

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(Compiled by Roshni Srivastava in Bengaluru)