June 25 (Reuters) - Britain's FTSE 100 index is seen

opening lower on Thursday, with futures down 0.3%.

* ITV: Sky, the Comcast ( CMCSA )-owned British pay TV group,

has agreed on terms to buy ITV's broadcast and streaming

unit, two people familiar with the matter said, with ITV

acquiring "The Great British Bake Off" producer Love Productions

as part of the deal.

* AUTO: A rise in shipments to the U.S. drove up UK's vehicle

production in May, with output rising 2.7% from a year earlier,

snapping four months of decline, the Society of Motor

Manufacturers and Traders said.

* OIL: Oil prices extended their decline to near levels last

seen before the start of the Iran war, as rising supply

expectations from the Middle East outweighed demand concerns.

* METALS: Aluminium traded softer with the Middle East war risk

premium fading as a fragile peace in the region continues to

hold.

* GOLD: Gold extended losses after breaking below the key

$4,000-per-ounce level for the first time in seven months a day

earlier, as the dollar held strong on rising expectations of

Federal Reserve interest rate hikes this year.

* FTSE: London stocks advanced on Wednesday, with the

domestically focused midcap FTSE index snapping a four-day

losing streak as real-estate stocks rallied after Segro rejected

U.S.-based Prologis' $16.6 billion bid.

* EX-DIVS: Experian ( EXPGF ), International Consolidated

Airlines, Metlen Energy & Metals ( MTLPF ), Lion Finance ( BDGSF )

will trade without entitlement to its latest dividend

pay-out on Thursday.

* UK CORPORATE DIARY:

Halfords ( HLFDF ) FY results

Serco ( SECCF ) Trading update

Moonpig FY results

Volex ( VLXGF ) FY results

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(Compiled by Neeshita Beura in Bengaluru; Editing by Nivedita

Bhattacharjee)