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Britain's FTSE 100 index is seen opening 19 points lower at 6,105 on Thursday, according to financial bookmakers, with futures down 0.50% ahead of cash markets open.

Britain's Royal Mail laid out restructuring plans on Thursday that will affect around 2,000 management roles and see it save 130 million pounds ($161.32 million) in staffing costs next year as it reported a 31% fall in annual profits.

China appears to have added new structures near the site of a deadly border clash with India in the western Himalayas, fresh satellite pictures show, heightening concerns about further flare-ups between the nuclear-armed neighbours.

Restaurant chain Chuck E. Cheese parent CEC Entertainment [CEII.UL] filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy on Thursday, making it the latest casualty of the COVID-19 pandemic that has crushed entertainment and leisure industries globally.

British defence company BAE Systems on Thursday said first-half profit would be impacted by the coronavirus pandemic, but its second-half performance would be much stronger as its business returns to "full operational tempo".

The London Stock Exchange on Thursday said it had appointed Anna Manz as chief financial officer from November, when the exchange hopes it will have obtained approval for its $27 billion takeover of data and analytics company Refinitiv.

Senegalese President Macky Sall is quarantining for two weeks after coming into contact with someone who has since tested positive for the coronavirus, state television said on Thursday.

(RTTNews) - Defence technology company QinetiQ Group plc (QQ.L) said Thursday that it has agreed to sell Boldon James Limited to HelpSystems International Limited for a consideration of 30 million pounds.

Mitie Group said on Thursday it would buy rival Interserve's facilities management arm for 271 million pounds ($336.64 million), using its financial muscle to gain scale in Britain's huge outsourcing industry at a time when others are struggling with the coronavirus fallout.

British lender Non-Standard Finance on Thursday raised doubts on its ability to continue as a going concern, with the coronavirus crisis halting lending and leading to a spike in expected credit losses.

Harmony Gold raised $200 million after issuing more than 60 million new ordinary shares to partly fund its purchase of rival AngloGold Ashanti's last remaining South African assets, the company said on Thursday.

(RTTNews) - Science and chemicals company Johnson Matthey Plc (JMAT.L) said Thursday that Chief Financial Officer Anna Manz has decided to leave the group after almost four years.

British defence company BAE Systems on Thursday said first-half profit would be impacted by the coronavirus pandemic, but its second-half performance would be much stronger as its business returns to "full operational tempo".

Budget airline easyJet on Thursday said it had raised about 419 million pounds ($520.5 million) through a share placing to help it withstand the COVID-19 pandemic.

(RTTNews) - Indian shares look set to open sharply lower on Thursday, with growth worries, concerns over fresh trade tensions between the EU and the U.S. and signs of rising Covid-19 cases likely to dent sentiment amid the expiry of monthly derivative contracts.

(RTTNews) - The Thai stock market headed south on Wednesday, one day after it had ended the three-day slide in which it had fallen almost 25 points or 1.8 percent. The Stock Exchange of Thailand now rests just beneath the 1,335-point plateau and it may take further damage on Thu

Asia's stock markets slipped, bonds rose and the U.S. dollar was firm on Thursday as surging U.S. coronavirus cases, global trade tensions and an International Monetary Fund downgrade to economic projections knocked confidence in a recovery.

(RTTNews) - The Japanese stock market is notably lower on Thursday following the overnight sell-off on Wall Street as the spiking number of new coronavirus cases in several U.S. states dampened investor sentiment.

SoftBank Group Corp Chief Executive Masayoshi Son said at an annual shareholders' meeting on Thursday the equity value of the group's holdings has recovered to pre-coronavirus pandemic levels.

Japan's Sosei Group Corp will collaborate with Abbvie Inc on drug discovery in a deal worth up to $377 million, the companies said on Thursday.