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June 11 (Reuters) - Britain's FTSE 100 index is seen opening up 8 points at 7,384 points on Tuesday, according to financial bookmakers.
* BRITISH ELECTIONS: A host of candidates to replace Theresa May as British prime minister launched their campaigns on Monday promising to solve the turmoil of Brexit and taking shots at frontrunner Boris Johnson.
* SHELL: Royal Dutch Shell on Monday shipped the long-awaited first cargo of liquefied natural gas from its massive Prelude floating LNG plant off northwest Australia, sealing the nation's position as the world's top exporter of the fuel.
* SAGA: Insurance and travel company Saga Plc is expected to announce a partnership with Goldman Sachs' savings arm Marcus on Tuesday, according to The Telegraph.
* BP: Senegal's justice ministry asked prosecutors on Monday to launch an inquiry into the country's energy contracts after a report alleged that the president's brother was involved in fraud related to two offshore gas blocks being developed by BP.
* OIL: Oil prices fell more than 1% on Monday as U.S.-China trade tensions continued to threaten demand for crude and as major producers Saudi Arabia and Russia had yet to agree on extending an output-cutting deal.
* GOLD: Gold held steady on Tuesday after posting its biggest one-day percentage fall in two months in the previous session, as Washington's fresh trade threats against China eclipsed investor optimism spurred by a U.S.-Mexico deal.
* The UK blue chip index closed 0.6% higher on Monday as a U.S.-Mexico deal to avert proposed tariffs lifted global markets.
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