Dec 27 (Reuters) - Britain's FTSE 100 index is seen opening up 9
points on Wednesday, according to financial bookmakers, with futures 0.1
percent higher ahead of the cash market open.
* IWG: British serviced office provider IWG Plc said it has received
a bid approach from Canadian private equity firm Onex and Brookfield
Asset Management .
* SHELL: Royal Dutch Shell Plc said it expects recently enacted
U.S. tax reform legislation to have a "favorable" impact on its operations.
* OIL: Oil prices on Wednesday slipped away from two-and-a-half year highs
hit the previous session as the gradual resumption of flows through a major
North Sea pipeline made up for supply disruption in Libya.
* GOLD: Gold prices edged down on Wednesday, hovering just below a
three-week high hit in the previous session, as the dollar held steady and
equities firmed.
* The UK blue chip index closed 0.2 percent lower at 7,592.66 points on
Friday, touching a fresh record high in holiday-shortened trade before easing at
the close as weakness among cyclical stocks weighed.
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(Reporting by Justin George Varghese)
