* HOME REIT: Investment firm Bluestar Group Ltd said that UK
housing provider Home REIT and its advisers have
decided that they will not extend the deadline for Bluestar to
make a firm offer for the company.
* TESCO: The Guardian newspaper reported that John Allan,
the chairman of Britain's biggest retailer Tesco , was
facing claims of inappropriate behaviour from four women.
* PURPLEBRICKS: Britain's biggest online-only estate agency
Purplebricks granted Strike Limited an exclusive short
period to negotiate a possible sale as the smaller rival said it
did not intend to make an offer.
* BOE: The Bank of England is poised to raise borrowing
costs for the 12th meeting in a row on Thursday, as it tries to
tackle stubbornly high inflation that stands at double the level
of the United States and much higher than in the euro zone too.
* OIL: Oil prices bounced back on Thursday after dropping by
more than a dollar a barrel the previous day, supported by
stronger fuel demand data from the United States, the world's
top oil consumer.
* Britain's top equity index slipped as strength in sterling
weighed on dollar earners such as Unilever ahead of the Bank of
England's policy decision on Thursday, when it is seen raising
interest rates further.
* UK CORPORATE DIARY:
Airtel Africa Final results
Grainger Plc Interim results
TBC Bank Group Q1 results
Rolls-Royce Trading statement
IQE Plc FY results
3i Group FY results
John Wood Group trading statement
ITV 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)
