* BIG TECH: Britain said on Tuesday it would introduce a new
law to rein in the power that big tech companies such as Google , Facebook and Amazon are able to
wield to stifle competition in digital markets
* BRITISH SUGAR: British Sugar, a unit of Associated British
Foods , is sourcing sugar from rival Tate & Lyle Sugars
as well as from as far afield as Thailand, traders told Reuters,
citing a supply shortfall that is keeping prices at record
levels
* OIL: Oil prices were steady on Tuesday as investors
weighed strong holiday travel in China that could boost fuel
demand against the prospect of rising interest rates elsewhere,
slowing economic growth
* METALS: Benchmark London copper edged up in early Asian
trade on Tuesday, supported by a softer dollar but concerns
about China's lacklustre demand and caution ahead of next week's
U.S. Federal Reserve meeting kept traders cautious
* GOLD: Gold prices ticked higher on Tuesday after the
dollar retreated as cautious investors awaited further U.S.
economic data due this week to gauge the Federal Reserve's next
policy move
* London's FTSE 100 ended Monday's session flat ahead of a
busy earnings week, while shares of telemedicine services firm
Medica Group hit a more than five-year high on a buyout deal.
* UK CORPORATE DIARY:
Whitbread FY Results
Card FY Results
Factory
Next FY Results
Fifteen
IWG Q1 Trading
Update
Wag Q1 Trading
Payment Update
Travis Q1 Trading
Perkins Update
Jupiter Q1 Trading
Fund Update
Management
Petrofac Q1 Trading
Update
Associated Interim
British Results
Foods
Anglo Q1
American Production
Report
* For more on the factors affecting European stocks, please click on: TODAY'S UK PAPERS > Financial Times > Other business headlines (Reporting by Sinchita Mitra in Bengaluru)
