Sept 29 - Britain's FTSE 100 .FTSE index is seen opening 26...

Sept 29 - Britain's FTSE 100 .FTSE index is seen opening 26 points higher at 5,954 on Tuesday, according to financial bookmakers.

• RIO TINTO: Rio Tinto Ltd (RIO) said on Tuesday that it was ready to talk to stakeholders over allegations of human rights breaches at a giant copper mine in Bougainville that it formerly owned, after community members filed a complaint with the Australian government.
• J SAINSBURY: Sainsbury's SBRY.L , Britain's second largest supermarket group, will have doubled its pre-COVID-19 pandemic online capacity by the end of next month, it said on Monday.
• OIL: Oil prices fell on Tuesday, paring gains from the previous session, as persistent demand concerns due to the coronavirus pandemic outweighed hopes for a new U.S. stimulus package.
• GOLD: Gold prices edged up on Tuesday as the U.S. dollar retreated from a two-month high, with investors looking forward to the first U.S. presidential debate and developments on a new U.S. coronavirus relief bill.
• The UK blue-chip index .FTSE closed up 1.5% on Monday, as Asia-focussed lender HSBC Holdings HSBA.L jumped 8.9% after Chinese insurance group Ping An 601318.SS , 2318.HK boosted its stake to 8%.
• UK CORPORATE DIARY: Alfa Financial Software Holdings ALFAAL.L HY results Card Factory Plc CARDC.L HY results AA Plc AAAA.L HY results Pendragon Plc PDG.L HY results Ferguson Plc FERG.L FY results Grainger Plc GRI.L Q3 trading statement Cairn Energy Plc CNE.L HY results
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