Oct 12 (Reuters) - Britain's FTSE 100 futures FFIc1 were up 0.07 percent ahead of the cash market open.
* N BROWN: British clothing retailer N Brown Group Plc BWNG.L reported a 5.6 percent rise in half-year revenue on strong growth in plus-sized apparel sales.
HAYS: UK-based job recruitment agency Hays HAYS.L reported a rise in first-quarter net fees on Thursday, with growth across its regions, including in its home market, where there was a modest improvement over the slowdown last year following the Brexit vote.
ACACIA: Acacia Mining Plc ACAA.L on Thursday said it produced about 191,203 ounces of gold during the third quarter, boosted by better than expected output from its Buzwagi mine.
BOOKER/TESCO: Booker BOK.L, the British wholesaler that has agreed to a 3.7 billion pound ($4.9 billion) takeover by Tesco TSCO.L, on Thursday reported a 9-percent rise in first-half profit, driven by progress in both catering and retail.
SKY: Sky SKYB.L, the European pay TV group that Rupert Murdoch is trying to buy, said it made a strong start to its new year, with like-for-like revenue up 5 percent and 160,000 new customers, up 51 percent from the same period a year ago.
EU BANKS: The European Commission proposed on Wednesday watered-down measures to help guard European Union banks against future crises, after two years of fruitless talks among the 28 EU states on more ambitious plans.
EQUIFAX BREACH: The powerful chair of Britain's parliamentary treasury committee demanded on Wednesday that U.S. credit reporting agency Equifax (NYSE:EFX) explain why it has taken more than a month to notify UK users of a massive data breach affecting more than 15 million records and nearly 700,000 UK citizens.
TULLOW OIL: Tullow Oil TLW.L has signed four production-sharing contracts in Ivory Coast with an initial investment of $21 million, an Ivorian government spokesman said on Wednesday.
BRITAIN HOUSE PRICES: British house prices face the weakest outlook since last year's Brexit vote, largely reflecting the prospect of further falls in central London, the Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors said on Thursday.
BOMBARDIER: Workers at Bombardier's BBDb.TO Northern Irish plant called on British Prime Minister Theresa May to be more visible in her attempts to save their jobs after the United States imposed tariffs on planes made by the Canadian aerospace firm.
* UK ENERGY PRICE CAP LAWS: Britain will publish on Thursday a draft law designed to cap consumer energy prices for millions of households, taking action to try and fix a market it says punishes loyal customers.
GOLD: Gold prices rose to their highest in two weeks on Thursday amid a muted dollar, after minutes from the U.S. Federal Reserve's September policy meeting revealed low inflation concerns.
OIL: Oil prices eased on Thursday as U.S. fuel inventories rose despite efforts by OPEC to cut production and tighten the market.
EX-DIVS: Centrica CNA.L , HSBC HSBA.L and Tesco TESO.O will trade without entitlement to their latest dividend pay-out on Thursday, trimming 7 points off the FTSE 100 according to Reuters calculations The UK blue chip index closed down 0.06 percent at 7,533.81 points on Wednesday after results from paper and packaging firm Mondi MNDI.L disappointed and sub-prime lender Provident Financial PFG.L sank after a downgrade from Barclays (LON:BARC). For more on the factors affecting European stocks, please click on: cpurl://apps.cp./cms/?pageId=livemarkets
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