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July 9 (Reuters) - The British FTSE 100 Index is seen opening 41 points higher at 7.659, according to financial bookmakers. * MEARS: Mears Group said President Bob Holt would not represent re-election at the 2019 Annual General Meeting of the Company, two days later shareholder called for its withdrawal. * ECHOSTAR / INMARSAT: US satellite group EchoStar Corp said does not intend to make an offer for the British Inmarsat Plc after the A British company rejected a $ 3.2 billion takeover approach. * COPPER: London's copper fell sharply Monday to nearly a year declines in the session, a weak dollar for holders of securities to cover positions even in the middle of the commercial war tensions simmering. * PETROLE: Oil prices rose on Monday as investors focused on the tight market conditions after data at the end of last week showed that US crude inventories fell to their the lowest in over three years. * Gold: Gold prices rose on Monday as investors covered their court positions and the dollar slid to its weakest since mid-June, while lingering Trade tensions between the United States and Sino also supported bullion. * The British blue-chip index closed up 0.2% to 7,617.70 points on Friday. * For more information on factors affecting European equities, please click: cpurl: //apps.cp./cms/? PageId = livemarkets THE PAPERS TODAY & # 39; HUI > Financial Times > Other headlines Multimedia versions of Reuters Top News are now available for: * 3000 Xtra: visit topnews.session.rservices.com * For Top News: topnews.reuters.com (Report by Harish Bhaskar)
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