Sept 7 (Reuters) - Britain's FTSE 100 .FTSE index is seen opening 10 points higher at 7354.13 on Thursday, according to financial bookmakers.
* RBS: Britain's financial regulator should release a leaked report about Royal Bank of Scotland RBS.L that alleged many companies suffered from "inappropriate action" by its Global Restructuring Group unit, a senior British lawmaker said. ASTRAZENECA: A new kind of injectable biotech treatment for severe asthma from AstraZeneca AZN.L and Amgen AMGN.O promises to help a much broader range of patients than existing medicines like GlaxoSmithKline's GSK.L Nucala. THOMAS COOK GROUP: Pilots for Thomas Cook Airlines TCG.L are set to strike later this week in a dispute over pay after London's High Court on Wednesday refused to block the industrial action. RETAIL: Britain's Office for National Statistics will delay the publication of retail sales data for August, originally scheduled for Sept. 14, because of technical issues, it said on Wednesday. LONDON HOUSING: The mayor of London plans to spend 250 million pounds ($326 million) buying land to tackle the city's affordable housing crisis, which he described on Wednesday as the single biggest barrier to prosperity for Londoners. BREXIT: The British government has asked FTSE 100 companies to sign a public letter endorsing its Brexit strategy, four sources familiar with the matter said on Wednesday, risking further strains with firms who are reluctant to agree. BREXIT: The European Union will soon ask Britain to take responsibility for solving the Irish border problems, according to documents leaked to the Guardian. EX-DIVS: Admiral Group ADML.L , Antofagasta ANTO.L , BHP Billiton BLT.L , CRH CRH.L , Convatec CTEC.L , Glencore GLEN.L , Land Securities LAND.L , RSA Insurance RSA.L , Shire SHP.L and Standard Life Aberdeen SLA.L will trade without entitlement to their latest dividend pay-out on Thursday, trimming 6.51 points off the FTSE 100 according to Reuters calculations The UK blue chip index closed down 0.25 percent at 7,354.13 points on Wednesday, weighed down by losses among banks and housebuilders although they ended off lows hit on simmering geopolitical tensions in the Korean peninsula.
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