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April 11 (Reuters) - London's FTSE 100 index .FTSE fell on Monday as data showed Britain's economy lost steam in February, with miners and consumer staple stocks weighing the most on the commodity-heavy index.

• SHELL: Shell Plc SHEL.L said it has resumed shipping liquefied natural gas (LNG) from its Prelude floating LNG facility off northwest Australia after a four-month shutdown due to a major power failure.
• HEATHROW: Passenger numbers at London's Heathrow Airport returned to the highest level since the pandemic began in March, driven by outbound leisure travel and the removal of all COVID restrictions.
• RIO TINTO-RUSAL: Russian aluminium 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.
• 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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