News: RIO UK Stocks-Factors to watch on June 7

June 7 (Reuters) - Britain's FTSE 100 .FTSE index is seen opening 1 point higher on Wednesday, according to financial bookmakers.

• EASYJET: British budget airline easyJet EZJ.L said on Tuesday it would close its Hamburg base next summer, as part of a strategy to focus on its core European airports.
• CHESNARA: UK insurer Chesnara CSN.L said on Tuesday it could move its headquarters to the Netherlands or Sweden if required, depending on the regulatory situation after Britain leaves the European Union.
• ICAG: British Airways cancelled nearly 60 percent of its flights on May 27 when an IT outage knocked out the airline's systems and stranded 75,000 people over a holiday weekend.
• RIO: Rio Tinto Ltd (RIO) on Wednesday detailed pricing for a $781 million cash tender as part of its already announced $2.5 billion bond buyback to reduce its debt.
• SHELL/NORWAY: About 150 oil platform workers would go on strike, potentially disrupting output from several Norwegian fields, if they fail to get a pay deal by midnight on Friday, their union said on Tuesday.
• The UK blue chip index closed flat in percentage terms at 7,524.95 points on Tuesday , while the more domestically-exposed mid cap index .FTMC dropped more than 1 percent, as investors sought safety in precious metals miners and defensives ahead of Thursday's general election, while British mid caps dropped close to a three-week low.
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