UK Stocks-Factors to watch on March 25

                March 25 (Reuters) - The British FTSE 100 is seen
opening 27 points lower at 7181 on Monday, according to
financial bookmakers.
* ROYAL DUTCH SHELL: a little over a year after the purchase of First
Utility, Royal Dutch Shell renamed the British
domestic energy supplier and directs all its customers to
renewable electricity as the oil and gas giant seeks to develop
his low-carbon business.
* FLACKS: The Flacks group said Friday that it would not make a
offer for Laura Ashley Holdings, almost a month after
British fashion retailer rejected unsolicited takeover
offer of the investment business.
* GVC Holdings: Ladbrokes owner, GVC Holdings Plc & # 39; s
President, Lee Feldman, prepares to leave the company, days
after unloading a large stake at a reduced price, Sky News
reported on Friday.
* GOLD: Gold rose on Monday, investors' appetite for
The riskier badets have disappeared because of concerns about an American potential.
recession and slowdown in global growth, call for stronger and stronger
bullion alongside the yen and bonds.
* Oil: oil prices fell nearly 1% Monday,
with concerns the recession could be imminent outweighing the supply
disruptions of production cuts from OPEC and the United States
sanctions on Iran and Venezuela.
* The British Value Index closed down 0.21% at
7207.59 Friday under the effect of a rise in the pound, a weakened exporter
poor stocks and manufacturing data from the euro area and the
The United States pulled the index deeper into the red.
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(Report by Adil Bhat in Bengaluru)