Jan 18 (Reuters) - Britain's FTSE 100 index is expected to open lower on Thursday, with futures down 0.03%.
* CURRYS: British electricals retailer Currys forecast full-year profit ahead of market expectations.
* IDS: Britain's International Distributions Services said it
enjoyed
its best Christmas in four years in 2023.
* DUNELM: Britain's Dunelm Group
forecast
its annual profit to be in-line with market expectations.
* SAINSBURY: British supermarket Sainsbury's said it would
wind
down its own banking business and instead offer financial products through third parties.
* ENERGEAN: Oil and gas producer Energean's full-year
profit
more than doubled, with annual production in-line with its forecast, the Mediterranean-focused firm said.
* FLUTTER: Online betting giant Flutter
posted
a 15% rise in fourth-quarter revenue.
* CRANSWICK: British meat producer Cranswick
forecast
annual profit ahead of its previous expectation.
* HOME REIT: UK's Home REIT, a housing
provider
for the homeless, appointed Michael O'Donnell as chair.
* WATCHES OF SWITZERLAND: Luxury watches retailer Watches of Switzerland
slashed
its annual revenue guidance.
* HIPGNOSIS: Struggling British music investor Hipgnosis Songs Fund said it had called for an extraordinary shareholder meeting to vote on a special resolution.
* HOUSING: The downturn in Britain's housing market eased last month.
* METAL: Copper prices rose in London on Thursday, rebounding from a six-week low hit in the previous session.
* GOLD: Gold prices hovered near five-week lows on Thursday.
* OIL: Oil prices edged higher on Thursday.
* FTSE 100: Britain's FTSE 100 hit a seven-week low on Wednesday.
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> Other business headlines (Reporting by Hani Kollathodi in Bengaluru)
