Aug 5 (Reuters) - Britain's FTSE 100 index is seen

opening higher on Wednesday, with futures up 0.3%.

* SHELL: Shell said it would invest in the next phase

of the Surat Gas Project in Queensland, Australia, which is

being developed by Arrow Energy, a joint venture owned equally

by Shell and PetroChina.

* HSBC ( HSBC ): HSBC Holdings ( HSBC ) has launched a three-part U.S.

dollar senior bond sale to help fund a planned buyback of up to

$5 billion of its outstanding 2028 notes.

* EASYJET ( EJTTF ): Unions have filed a strike notice for all easyJet

France cabin crew over "deteriorating" work conditions,

they said in a statement.

* OIL: Oil extended declines after steep falls in the previous

two trading sessions, as investors waited to see if efforts to

end the Iran war and restore traffic through the blockaded

Strait of Hormuz were making progress.

* GOLD: Gold rose for a third straight session, helped by a

softer dollar and lower oil prices, while investors awaited U.S.

jobs data for clues on the interest-rate outlook.

* METALS: Copper prices in London edged down from the previous

day's highs but remained firm, even as the recent rally was

capped by high prices that threatened to dampen demand.

* FTSE: London's FTSE 100 rose on Tuesday, as gains in metal

miners helped offset a slide in energy shares, while the mid-cap

index climbed to a record high for the first time in nearly five

years.

* UK CORPORATE DIARY:

Glencore ( GLCNF ) HY results

Next Q2 trading update

Coca-Cola HBC ( CCHBF ) HY results

Hiscox ( HCXLF ) HY results

Tullow HY results

Beazley HY results

Shawbrook ( SWBGF ) HY results

Legal & General ( LGGNF ) HY results

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(Compiled by Neeshita Beura in Bengaluru)