* GLENCORE: Canadian copper miner Teck Resources said on Wednesday Swiss commodities giant Glencore "opportunistic" proposal has not changed, and continued to recommend that shareholders vote for a planned spin-off.
* HSBC: HSBC has hit back at its largest
shareholder Ping An's latest proposal to restructure the bank
and separate its Asia business into a Hong Kong-listed entity.
* STRIKES: An ongoing strike by almost 2,000 British
passport office workers in a pay dispute with the government
will be expanded to include a further 1,000 staff next month,
the Public and Commercial Services (PCS) trade union said.
* OIL: Oil prices fell in Asian morning trade as the U.S.
dollar strengthened on rate-hike expectations and after recent
economic data from the U.S. and China did not do enough to
encourage expectations that demand will improve.
* GOLD: Gold prices inched down, after hitting a more than
two-week low in the previous session, as investors grappled with
the likelihood of more interest rate hikes by central banks to
contain inflationary pressures.
* UK's FTSE 100 ended lower on Wednesday, snapping its
longest winning streak in about 29 months, as consumer inflation
stayed in double-digit territory, boosting bets for one more
rate hike from the Bank of England at its May monetary policy
meet.
* UK CORPORATE DIARY:
Hochschild Mining 2022 results
WH smith Interim results Q1 Trading update Rentokil Initial
Segro Q1 Trading update
Dunelm Q3 Trading update
Rank Group Q3 Trading update
Centamin Q1 2023 report
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> Financial Times > Other business headlines (Reporting by Muhammed Husain in Bengaluru)
