* STANDARD CHARTERED: Standard Chartered plans to sell its
Jordanian business to Arab Jordan Investment Bank , the two parties
said on Sunday, as the lender presses ahead with plans to exit seven markets in
Africa and the Middle East.
* CINEWORLD: Activist investor Elliott Management is planning a takeover of
parts of the embattled British cinema operator Cineworld Group , Sky
News reported on Saturday.
* NATIONAL EXPRESS: More than 3,000 bus drivers at a central England
division of National Express have ended strike action after voting to
accept a 16.2% pay rise, the Unite union said on Saturday.
* PAY: Post Office workers are being asked to vote on a 9% pay offer
following "an extremely lengthy dispute" with employers, Britain's CWU said on
Saturday.
* OIL: Oil markets steady as investors weigh banking crisis, Russia.
* GOLD: Gold inches lower on steady dollar, with focus on banking risks.
* METALS: Copper holds steady; LME nickel resumes Asian hours trading after
over a year.
* FTSE: London stocks fell more than 1% on Friday, with financials stocks
extending declines at the end of yet another turbulent week for markets as
concerns regarding the condition of the global financial system lingered.
* UK CORPORATE DIARY:
Carnival Plc Q1 Trading update
Hyve Group HY Trading update
* For more on the factors affecting European stocks, please click on: TODAY'S UK PAPERS > Financial Times > Other business headlines (Reporting by Prerna Bedi in Bengaluru)
