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Oct 16 (Reuters) - Britain's FTSE 100 index is seen opening 1 pointhigher at 7,031 on Tuesday, according to financial bookmakers. * BP: Global oil major BP said on Monday fuel price controls are "notgood", days after India asked state-run fuel retailers to shield customers fromrecord-high costs by cutting margins. * ASTRAZENECA: AstraZeneca will keep its freeze on manufacturinginvestments in Britain if the country's exit from the European Union fails togive enough clarity on future trading relations, the drugmaker's chairman wasquoted as saying on Monday. * ANGLO ASIAN: Anglo Asian Mining's gold output rose 47 percent inthe third quarter, the London-listed company said on Monday, adding thatfull-year production would be at the top end of its current guidance. * BURBERRY: Britain's Burberry said on Monday it would startreleasing limited edition clothes and products every month, joining a growingnumber of rivals in the luxury sector trying to churn out collections morefrequently to keep clients hooked. * RIO TINTO: Global miner Rio Tinto Ltd said its third-quarter ironore shipments fell about 5 percent, hurt by planned maintenance and safetypauses across all operations following a fatality. * BHP: The world's biggest miner BHP on Tuesday nearly doubled itsstake in SolGold Plc, bolstering its position against top shareholderNewcrest Mining as it eyes SolGold's promising Cascabel copper-goldproject in Ecuador. * GRANT THORNTON: Accounting firm Grant Thornton said its UK chief SachaRomanovitch will step down by the end of this year once a successor isidentified. * OIL: Oil prices rose on Tuesday on signs Iranian oil exports this monthhave fallen from September ahead of U.S. sanctions against Tehran that are setto start in November. * GOLD: Gold prices held steady on Tuesday near last session's 2-1/2-monthhigh as risk-averse investors sought refuge in the metal amid rising politicaltensions and economic uncertainty. * The UK blue chip index closed 0.5 percent higher on Tuesday, dragged downby profit warnings from ConvaTec and Superdry. * For more on the factors affecting European stocks, please click on: cpurl://apps.cp./cms/?pageId=livemarkets * UK CORPORATE DIARY: British American Tobacco PLC BATS.L Trading Update Segro PLC SGRO.L Trading Statement BHP Billiton PLC BLT.L Operational Review Merlin Entertainments PLC MERL.L Trading Statement Marsh & Partners PLC BPM.L HY 2018 Earnings Nanoco Group PLC NANON.L FY 2018 Earnings Bellway PLC BWY.L FY 2018 Earnings Smartspace Software PLC SMRTS.L HY 2018 Earnings TODAY'S UK PAPERS > Financial Times > Other business headlines (Reporting by Samantha Machado)