March 14 (Reuters) - Britain's FTSE futures were flat ahead of thecash market open on Wednesday.
* MORRISONS: Morrisons, Britain's No. 4 grocer, said it would pay aspecial dividend after it beat forecasts with an 11 percent rise in full-yearprofit due to an improved performance from its stores and a push into wholesaleand online markets.
* PRUDENTIAL: Britain's Prudential is to spin-off its UK andEuropean division from its international businesses as part of a radicalbreak-up of the 170-year-old company.
* BALFOUR BEATTY: Britain's Balfour Beatty Plc on Wednesday saidits annual underlying profit almost tripled, as its U.K. construction unit bidmore selectively for profitable contracts.
* HIKMA: Hikma Pharmaceuticals Plc reported lower-than-expectedfull-year core earnings on Wednesday, hurt by weakness in its generic drugsbusiness.
* BP: Oil major BP Plc expects more than 90 percent of the world'sshipping fleet will comply with new regulations slashing sulfur levels ships areallowed to burn starting 2020, a company executive said on Tuesday.
* SPORTECH: UK-based pool betting operator Sportech will announce aprofit alert on Wednesday caused by unspecified accounting issues, the Sky Newsreported on Tuesday.
* ANGLO AMERICAN: Anglo American on Tuesday announced new goals tocut greenhouse gas emissions by 30 percent, improve energy efficiency by 30percent and cut freshwater withdrawal by 50 percent in arid regions, all by2030.
* BRITAIN BANKS: Britain's public body for handling complaints about banksmust show it has dealt with customers properly or review their cases, a seniorBritish lawmaker said on Tuesday.
* GOLD: Gold prices rose on Wednesday to a one-week high on a weaker dollarfollowing U.S. Secretary of State Rex Tillerson's sudden dismissal, whichinvigorated concerns of protectionist policies hampering global riskappetite.
* OIL: Oil prices were stable on Wednesday after posting two days ofdeclines at the start of the week.
* The UK blue chip FTSE 100 index ended down 1.1 percent at 7,138.78points, as it succumbed to gains in the pound on Tuesday after U.S. PresidentDonald Trump fired Secretary of State Rex Tillerson, while disappointingearnings updates weighed on mid caps.
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