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April 14 (Reuters) - Britain's FTSE 100 .FTSE index is seen opening up 3 points, or 0.05 percent, on Thursday, according to financial bookmakers, with futures FFIc1 up 0.3 percent ahead of the cash market open. For more on the factors affecting European stocks, please click on The UK blue chip index closed up 120.50 points, or 1.9 percent, at 6,362.99 points on Wednesday, led by mining and banks stocks, as strong Chinese export data helped to subdue concern over growth in the world's second-largest economy. UNILEVER: Consumer goods maker Unilever ULVR.LUNc.AS reported first-quarter underlying sales growth in line with expectations on Thursday, with increases in both pricing and volume. STOCK SPIRITS GROUP: Stock Spirits Group Plc STCK.L , whose boss faces a growing defiance from largest investor, returned to profit in first quarter in its key Poland market as the group reported a 29 percent jump in quarterly revenue. BURBERRY: British luxury fashion brand Burberry BRBY.L said its second-half sales were hit by a drop in tourist spending in Continental Europe and weak demand in Hong Kong, and it expected the tough conditions in the sector to persist, impacting profit this year. BREXIT: Prime Minister David Cameron's ratings have fallen 8 percentage points ahead of a referendum on European Union membership, a YouGov poll for The Times newspaper indicated on Thursday. TATA STEEL/THYSSENKRUPP: India's Tata Steel TISC.NS and Germany's Thyssenkrupp TKAG.DE are in talks about a joint venture among the options being considered for their European steel operations, Germany's Rheinische Post said on Wednesday. ANGLO AMERICAN: Mining companies and private equity firms are circling Anglo American 's AAL.L metallurgical coal assets in Australia, which could be valued at around $1.5 billion in a sale, several sources familiar with the matter said on Wednesday. ABBEY LIFE: Britain's Legal & General Group PLC LGEN.L and Swiss Re AG SRENH.S are among firms said to be weighing bids for Deutsche Bank (DE:DBKGn) AG's DBKGn.DE Abbey Life Assurance Co, sources familiar with the matter said. ITV: British commercial TV broadcaster ITV Plc ITV.L is said to be pursuing a takeover of Canada's Entertainment One Ltd ETO.L , Bloomberg reported on Wednesday, citing people familiar with the matter. UK HOUSING: Britain's housing market looks set for a soft patch in the run-up to June's referendum on European Union membership, surveyors said on Thursday, forecasting the slowest house price growth in almost a year. BREXIT: Britain should stay in the EU "warts and all", the opposition Labour leader will say on Thursday, making his first big intervention in the referendum campaign as he seeks to counter criticism he is not doing enough to persuade his voters to back the "In" campaign. COPPER: London copper eased on Thursday, but prices did not stray far from near two-week highs on the back of this week's better-than-expected Chinese trade data, which has raised hopes that the world's No. 2 economy may be stabilising. OIL: Oil prices fell on Thursday as OPEC warned of slowing demand and Russia hinted that there would only be a loose agreement with little commitments at the upcoming exporter meeting to rein in ballooning oversupply. O/R
* EX-DIVS: Intu Properties INTUP.L , Reckitt Benckiser Group RB.L and Standard Life SL.L will trade without entitlement to their latest dividend pay-out on Thursday, trimming 3.43 points off the FTSE 100 according to Reuters calculations. UK CORPORATE DIARY:
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