June 2 (Reuters) - Britain's FTSE 100 index is
seen opening lower on Monday, with futures down 0.1%.
* INDIVIOR ( INDV ): Pharma firm Indivior ( INDV ) said it will
cancel its secondary listing on the London Stock Exchange,
effective July 25, maintaining its primary listing on the Nasdaq
to reduce costs and better align with its U.S.-centric business.
* TP ICAP: Britain's TP ICAP has partnered with
nine big investment banks to create a dealer-to-client credit
business, the interdealer broker said.
* BP: Azeri state energy company SOCAR will sign agreements
for oil and gas exploration in Azerbaijan, including with Exxon
Mobil ( XOM ) and BP, three sources told Reuters.
* HOUSE PRICES: British house prices in May were 3.5% higher
than a year earlier, monthly data from mortgage lender
Nationwide showed, after an unexpected 0.5% monthly increase
largely reversed a fall in April.
* NATWEST ( NWG ): NatWest ( NWG ) has returned to full private
ownership after a 45 billion-pound ($60.59 billion) state rescue
at the height of the 2008 financial crisis, ending a costly,
taxpayer-funded government investment that reshaped the lender
and industry.
* HSBC ( HSBC ): Europe's biggest bank HSBC ( HSBC ) will inject $4
billion into its private credit funds, amid a wider push by
banks into the booming market as profits from traditional
lending have come under pressure.
* COMMODITIES: Oil prices rebounded more than $1 a barrel on
Monday. Gold prices climbed as an escalation in the Russian war
in Ukraine and U.S. President Donald Trump's fresh threat to
double tariffs on imported steel and aluminum prompted investors
to seek refuge in safe-haven bullion. Copper prices on the
London Metal Exchange climbed.
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(Reporting by Ankita Bora and DhanushVignesh Babu in Bengaluru)