Jan 22 (Reuters) - Britain's FTSE 100 index is expected to open higher on Monday, with futures up 0.36%.
* TRIFAST: Industrial components manufacturer Trifast forecast fiscal year 2024 results to be "significantly below" its previous expectations.
* COMPASS GROUP: British catering firm Compass Group said it has agreed to
buy
rival CH&CO for an initial enterprise value of 475 million pounds ($603.7 million).
* FINANCIAL REPORTING COUNCIL: Britain's listed companies have
until
January 2026 to show what checks they carry out on internal controls each year to ensure the accuracy of information to investors, Britain's Financial Reporting Council said on Monday.
* SHELL: A pipeline owned by Shell's subsidiary in Nigeria has spilled crude oil in the Niger Delta following a leak, the country's spills agency and an environmental group said on Saturday.
* BAE SYSTEMS: Britain's Ministry of Defence said on Sunday it would spend 405 million pounds ($514 million) to upgrade a missile system now being used by the Royal Navy to shoot down hostile drones over the Red Sea.
* METAL: Copper advanced on Monday supported by a weaker U.S. dollar.
* GOLD: Gold prices were little changed on Monday, as traders cautiously awaited fresh data on the U.S. economy and the Federal Reserve's preferred inflation gauge due later this week, leading up to the central bank's interest rate decision next week.
* OIL: Oil prices struggled to push ahead on Monday as economic headwinds pressured the global oil demand outlook and offset geopolitical concerns in the Middle East and an attack on a Russian fuel export terminal over the weekend.
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> Other business headlines (Reporting by Hani Kollathodi in Bengaluru; Editing by Dhanya Ann Thoppil)
