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July 31 (Reuters) - Britain's FTSE 100 index is seen opening down 6points at 7,695 points on Tuesday, according to financial bookmakers. * STANDARD CHARTERED: Standard Chartered Plc on Tuesday reported a34 percent rise in its pretax profit for the six months to June, as theAsia-focused bank continued to grow its revenue after years of restructuring. * VEDANTA: Billionaire Anil Agarwal has been given more time to make a firmoffer or walk away from a deal to buy out minority shareholders in VedantaResources for 778 million pounds ($1 billion), the London-listed minersaid on Monday. * LLOYD'S BANKING: A group of British lawmakers on Monday wrote to thefinancial watchdog and the board of Lloyds Banking Group accusing thebank of "victim blaming" and "unfairness" in its redress scheme for victims of afraud at its HBOS Reading division. * TESCO: Former Tesco finance director Carl Rogberg will not standtrial with two of his former colleagues in September, Britain's Serious FraudOffice said on Monday. * PETROFAC: British oilfield services provider Petrofac Ltd said onMonday it had agreed to sell 49 percent of its operations in Mexico to Perenco(Oil & Gas) International Ltd, as it prepares to scale back oil and gasproduction. * JOHN LAING INFRASTRUCTURE FUND: Investors owning around 10 percent of JohnLaing Infrastructure Fund think a possible cash buyout offer valuingthe company at 1.41 billion pounds ($1.85 billion) is too low, according to asource familiar with the matter. * CLARKSON: British shipping services provider Clarkson Plc said onMonday an unauthorized third party accessed some of its computer systems in theUnited Kingdom last year. * GOLD: Gold prices traded sideways in a narrow range on Tuesday, withinvestors in a wait-and-see mode ahead of the outcome of central bank monetarypolicy meetings. * OIL: Oil prices fell on Tuesday, with Brent futures set for their biggestmonthly loss in two years, on oversupply concerns after a report showed OPEC'soutput in July rose to its highest for 2018. * The UK blue chip index closed flat in percentage terms at 7,700.85 pointson Monday, as a jump in Vodafone and GVC's shares outweighed a broader declineamong commodities-related sectors. * For more on the factors affecting European stocks, please click on: cpurl://apps.cp./cms/?pageId=livemarkets * UK CORPORATE DIARY: Rentokil Initial PLC Half Year Earnings Release Glencore PLC Q2 Production Report Fresnillo Half Year Earnings IMI PLC Half Year Earnings Release Taylor Wimpey PLC Half Year Earnings Release Travis Perkins PLC Half Year Earnings Release Weir Group PLC Half Year Earnings Release Elementis PLC Half Year Earnings Release Just Eat PLC Half Year Earnings Release BP PLC Q2 2018 Earnings Release Centrica PLC Half Year Earnings Release Provident Financial PLC Half Year Earnings Release Coats Group PLC Half Year Earnings Release Thomas Cook Group plc Q3 2018 Trading Statement TODAY'S UK PAPERS > Financial Times > Other business headlines Multimedia versions of Reuters Top News are now available for: * 3000 Xtra : visit http://topnews.session.rservices.com * For Top News : http://topnews.reuters.com (Reporting by Shashwat Awasthi in Bengaluru)