* TESCO: Britain's biggest supermarket group Tesco on Wednesday followed rivals Asda, Morrisons and Aldi in imposing customer purchase limits on salad vegetables after supplies were hit by disrupted harvests in southern Europe and north Africa.
* OIL: Oil prices rose slightly in thin Asian trade on
Thursday, with WTI pausing from a six-day losing streak fed by
mounting concerns that more aggressive interest rate increases
by central banks could pressure economic growth and fuel demand.
* GOLD: Gold prices ticked lower on Thursday after minutes
from the Federal Reserve's latest policy meeting indicated that
the U.S. central bank would likely keep interest rates higher
for longer to check high inflation.
* Britain's FTSE 100 fell on Wednesday, bogged down by
disappointing earnings from Rio Tinto, while worries of interest
rates remaining higher for longer further dented risk appetite.
* UK CORPORATE DIARY:
Hikma Prelim FY Results
Anglo American Prelim FY Results
BAE Systems Prelim FY Results
Howden Joinery Prelim FY Results
Rolls Royce Prelim FY Results
Mondi Prelim FY Results
Spectris Prelim FY Results
Drax Prelim FY Results
WPP Prelim FY Results
Morgan Sindall Prelim FY Results
Hays HY Results
Genus HY Results
* For more on the factors affecting European stocks, please click on: TODAY'S UK PAPERS > Financial Times > Other business headlines (Reporting by Muhammed Husain in Bengaluru)
