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Dec 19 (Reuters) - Britain's FTSE 100 .FTSE index is seen opening 5 points higher at 7,542 on Tuesday, according to financial bookmakers, with futures FFIc1 up 0.06 percent ahead of the cash market open.
* ACACIA MINING: Acacia Mining Plc ACAA.L said on Tuesday it would sell its 2 percent royalty over the Houndé Mine in Burkina Faso for $45 million to Sandstorm Gold Ltd SSL.TO . OLD MUTUAL: Anglo-South African financial services group Old Mutual OML.L is selling its UK wealth business run by veteran fund manager Richard Buxton to private equity firm TA Associates for 600 million pounds ($803.16 million), it said on Tuesday. BHP: Global miner BHP Billiton BHP.AX BLT.L said on Tuesday it has taken a preliminary decision to quit the World Coal Association citing disagreement over climate change, and might also withdraw from the U.S. Chamber of Commerce over mining industry rules. BARCLAYS: British bank Barclays Plc BARC.L has submitted an alternative proposal to restructure Seadrill SDRL.OL , the oil rig company said in a U.S. court filing. LONDON STOCK EXCHANGE GROUP: London Stock Exchange 's LSE.L shareholders would meet on Tuesday to decide if its chairman Donald Brydon should be removed, as demanded by activist hedge fund TCI. MILLENNIUM & COPTHORNE/CITY DEVELOPMENTS: Kwek Leng Beng, the Singaporean billionaire attempting to take over Millennium & Copthorne Hotels MLC.L , defended his bid on Monday after a group of investors argued it was too low and sought to block the deal. CENTRICA: Britain's Centrica CNA.L is aiming to produce a total of 56 billion cubic feet (bcf) of gas from its Rough site in 2018, a company spokesman said on Monday. The UK blue chip index closed up 0.62 percent on Monday, restrained by a rising pound, as a global wave of optimism over a U.S. tax bill and the prospect of a coalition to rule Germany lifted stocks and led the MSCI all-country world index to new record highs. For more on the factors affecting European stocks, please click on: cpurl://apps.cp./cms/?pageId=livemarkets
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