News: BHP UPDATE 1-UK Stocks-Factors to watch on April 19

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April 19 (Reuters) - Britain's FTSE 100 .FTSE index is seen opening lower on Wednesday with futures FFIc1 down 0.13%.

• LIONTRUST: British asset manager Liontrust LIO.L forecast its full-year profit to be ahead of market estimates, mainly driven by a strong jump in fee revenues, after it reported significant quarterly net outflows.
• ANTOFAGASTA: Chilean miner Antofagasta ANTO.L said its

  copper output fell

  in March quarter from previous three months due to lower water availability and reduced ore grades.

• GLENCORE: Glencore GLEN.L said it was willing to improve its $22.5 billion

  takeover

  offer for Teck Resources Ltd TECKb.TO and would consider taking offer to Canadian miner's shareholders directly if Teck's board failed to engage.

• UNILEVER: Unilever's ULVR.L "I Can't Believe It's Not Butter!" spray is governed by different U.S. Food and Drug Administration regulations than butter and similar products, U.S. appeals court ruled Tuesday, defeating a long-running false advertising class action.
• BHP: BHP (BHP) and Antofagasta Minerals ANTO.L called on Tuesday for greater government dialogue to prevent controversial copper mining royalty project from affecting competitiveness.
• OIL: Oil drifted lower as market weighed potential interest rate hikes from Federal Reserve that could slow growth and dampen oil consumption, offsetting falling U.S. inventories and strong Chinese economic data.
• GOLD: Gold prices edged lower as U.S. dollar regained some ground, while traders assessed chances of U.S. Federal Reserve raising interest rates just once more in May before pausing.
• FTSE: Britain's commodity-heavy index rose on Tuesday, boosted by surge in miners after upbeat China data.
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