UK Stocks-Factors to watch on Sept 13
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Sept 13 (Reuters) -Britain's FTSE 100 .FTSE index is seen opening flat on Friday, with futures FFIc1 largely unchanged.
* VODAFONE: Britain's competition regulator said Vodafone's VOD.L $19 billion merger with CK Hutchison's 0001.HK Three UK could lead to higher prices for mobile customers and that it would explore potential solutions to its concerns before making a final decision about the deal in December.
* FLUTTER: Irish betting giant Flutter Entertainment FLTRF.L said it will buy a 56% stake in NSX Group, the operator of Brazilian gaming group Betnacional, for about $350 million.
* NATIONAL GRID: Britain's National Grid NG.L said that it has agreed to sell its electricity system operator to the UK government for 630 million pounds ($827.5 million), including debt.
* BAE SYSTEMS: British defense group BAE Systems BAES.L said on Thursday the U.S. Army has awarded the company a $440 million contract to produce additional Bradley Fighting Vehicles to replace the ones the government had already sent to Ukraine.
* OIL: Oil prices rose on Friday, extending a rally sparked by output disruptions in the U.S. Gulf of Mexico, where Hurricane Francine had forced producers to evacuate platforms before it hit the coast of Louisiana.
* GOLD: Gold prices soared to an all-time high on Friday as the dollar weakened amid prospects of a U.S. interest rate cut next week, while palladium has gained 15% so far this week.
* METALS: Copper prices rose to a two-week high on Friday, lifted by hopes of stimulus in top metals consumer China after President Xi Jinping pushed for the country to achieve its annual economic target.
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Reporting by Radhika Anilkumar in Bengaluru; Editing by Sumana Nandy
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