Aug 4 (Reuters) - Britain's FTSE 100 index is seen
opening higher on Tuesday, with futures up 0.3%.
* SEGRO ( SEGXF ): Segro ( SEGXF ) has agreed to be bought by rival
U.S. logistics firm Prologis ( PLD ) in a deal worth up to £14.3
billion.
* BP: BP posted a second-quarter underlying
replacement cost profit, its version of net income, of $5.73
billion.
* SMITH+NEPHEW: Smith+Nephew cut its full-year
revenue growth forecast.
* TRAVIS PERKINS: Travis Perkins reported a 6.3%
rise in half-year adjusted operating profit.
* DOMINO'S PIZZA: Domino's Pizza Group reported a
3.6% rise in half-yearly underlying core profit.
* SIG: SIG reported a 31% slump in first-half profit
on Tuesday, hurt by lower demand in a weak construction market
and rising costs.
* METRO BANK ( MTRBF ): Metro Bank ( MTRBF ) reported a 34% jump in
first-half profit.
* HSBC ( HSBC ): HSBC Holdings ( HSBC ) reported a 23% first-half
profit surge that bettered expectations.
* ASTON MARTIN: Aston Martin's creditors has
threatened legal action against the carmaker after learning that
it plans to sell a portion of its branding and naming rights as
part of a new debt financing package, the Financial Times
reported.
* AUTO: Battery electric vehicle registrations in Britain
jumped 49% in July from a year earlier, taking more than a
quarter of the new car market and running ahead of the
zero-emission vehicle mandate path for a second month, New
AutoMotive data showed.
* COMMODITIES: Oil prices rebounded 1%, gold nudged higher,
and copper prices rose.
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(Compiled by Neeshita Beura and Megha Kumari in Bengaluru)