UK Stocks-Factors to watch on Sept 13
Sept 13 (Reuters) -Britain's FTSE 100 .FTSE index is seen opening flat on Friday, with futures FFIc1 largely unchanged.
* 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.
* SHELL:Shell SHEL.L said on Thursday that there did not appear to be serious damage at the Louisiana, Geismar and Norco manufacturing facilities from wind, rain or storm surge due to Tropical Depression Francine.
* FRANCINE: Shell said on Thursday that downstream issues stemming from hurricane Francine led to curtailed production at Appomattox, Mars, Vito, Ursa, and Olympus in the Gulf of Mexico.
* OIL:Oil prices rose on Friday, extending a rally sparked by output disruptions in the U.S. Gulf of Mexico, where Hurricane Francine 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.
* London's FTSE 100 hit its highest level in over a week on Thursday, amid broader gains after some clarity around the U.S. Federal Reserve's expected interest rate cut improved risk appetite.
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Reporting by Radhika Anilkumar in Bengaluru
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