* YOUGOV: Meta Platforms Inc executive Steve Hatch
will be named as the top boss of British online market research
company YouGov Plc this week.
* BARCLAYS: A Black Barclays banker is alleging he
faced years of discrimination that violated his dignity and
created a hostile work environment that left him feeling trapped
and in fear for his job.
* STRIKES: Thousands of workers employed by the British
government's Environment Agency will begin a third block of
strike action in the ongoing dispute over their "woeful" pay
rise.
* OIL: Oil prices rose on signs of lower Russian output and
tighter supplies, with the market looking ahead to the
International Energy Agency's (IEA) monthly report later in the
day to clarify the global demand outlook.
* GOLD: Gold prices edged higher, set for a second
consecutive weekly gain, as the U.S. dollar tumbled and recent
economic data prompted bets that the Federal Reserve is nearing
the end of its rate-hike cycle.
* The UK's FTSE 100 closed modestly up on Thursday, clocking
gains for the fifth straight day in a winning streak helped by
healthcare and mining stocks, while data showed the domestic
economy stagnated in February.
* UK CORPORATE DIARY:
888 Holdings FY Results
Hays Q3 trading
update
AO World Trading
statement
* 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)
