News: RIO UK Stocks-Factors to watch on Nov. 20

Nov 20 (Reuters) - Britain's FTSE 100 index .FTSE is expected to open lower on Monday, with futures FFIc1 down 0.05%.

• RIO TINTO: Rio Tinto RIO.L , (RIO) , one of the world's largest mining companies, agreed to pay a $28 million fine to settle a U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission lawsuit that accused it of fraud in handling a failed investment in a Mozambique coal project.
• SHELL: Shell SHEL.L confirmed on Friday that Nigeria withdrew civil claims totalling $1.1 billion against it in relation to allegations of corruption in a 2011 oilfield deal.
• HSBC: Hedge fund Qube Research & Technologies (QRT) on Friday said a technical issue had led to an incorrect filing with Britain's financial regulator, appearing to disclose a short position in HSBC HSBA.L shares which the hedge fund did not in fact have.
• METAL: London copper prices rose to their highest in nearly eight weeks on a softer dollar and hopes of improving demand after Chinese officials promised support to the country's property sector.
• OIL: Oil futures nudged higher, extending gains on expectations of OPEC+ deepening supply cuts to shore up prices, which have fallen for four weeks on easing concern of Middle East supply disruption amid the Israel-Hamas conflict.
• FTSE 100: The UK's main stock indexes rallied to close over 1% higher on Friday and notched steep weekly gains after a slew of economic data spurred expectations among investors that interest rates have peaked.
• UK CORPORATE DIARY: COMPASS GROUP CPG.L FY RESULTS DIPLOMA DPLM.L FY RESULTS
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