Tuesday is set to be a quiet day in terms of corporate earnings and economic data, with Wood Group the only major UK-listed company expected to release results.
Stocks in London are set to edge lower at Thursday s open, after an outperformance following UK inflation data on Wednesday.
IG says futures indicate the FTSE 100 to open down 7.0 points, 0.1%, at.
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Cake Box Holdings PLC on Thursday confirmed it received a takeover approach from River Capital Pty Ltd in early June but rejected it.
The offer for the Enfield, Middlesex-based chain of more than 200.