News: VRT UK Stocks-Factors to watch on April 11

April 11 (Reuters) - Britain's FTSE 100 index .FTSE is seen opening lower on Monday, with futures FFIc1 down 0.41%.

• SHELL: Shell Plc SHEL.L said it has resumed loading liquefied natural gas (LNG) cargoes at its Prelude floating LNG facility off northwest Australia after a four-month shutdown due to a major power failure.
• RIO TINTO-RUSAL: Russian aluminum producer Rusal RUAL.MM said it "disagrees" with arrangements that allow Rio Tinto Ltd (RIO) to take sole charge of jointly owned refiner Queensland Alumina Ltd (QAL).
• IHG: Holiday inn-owner IHG IHG.L said it was not looking to resume investments or development activity in Russia for the "foreseeable future", having suspended operations and new hotel openings in the country last month following the invasion of Ukraine.
• BHP-ANTOFAGASTA: Chile is suing mines operated by BHP (BHP) , Antofagasta ANTO.L and Albemarle ALB.N over alleged environmental damage caused by their operations in the northern Salar de Atacama salt flats, a court said.
• CAPVEST-VIRTUS HEALTH : Australian fertility services provider Virtus Health Ltd (VRT) said it had received a fresh takeover offer of A$692 million ($515.06 million) from CapVest Partners LLP, trumping a rival bid from top investor BGH Capital.
• METALS: Shanghai aluminium prices fell to a near four-week low and nickel slipped more than 4%, as a stronger dollar and demand worries due to continued COVID-19 lockdowns in China weighed on the metals.
• GOLD: Gold prices eased, as the dollar and Treasury yields firmed on prospects of aggressive interest rate hikes by the U.S. Federal Reserve, while fresh concerns over Russia's attacks in eastern Ukraine lent some support to the safe-haven metal.

• OIL: Oil prices slipped $2 a barrel in early Asian trading, following a second straight weekly decline after world consumers announced plans to release a record volume of crude and oil products from strategic stocks and as China lockdowns continued.
• FTSE 100: Britain's top equity index closed at a eight-week high on Friday, lifted by commodity and banking stocks at the end of a volatile week that saw concerns about higher U.S. interest rates and the Ukraine conflict rattle investors.

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