LONDON, Feb 5 (Reuters) - Britain's FTSE 100 .FTSE index is seen opening down 40 to 48 points, or as much as 0.7 percent lower on Thursday, according to financial bookmakers. For more on the factors affecting European stocks, please click on ID:nL6N0VF0I2
* The FTSE 100 index .FTSE closed down by 0.2 percent at 6,860.02 points, retreating from 5-month highs after oil stocks slipped and investment company Hargreaves Lansdown fell following a fall in profits. ID:nL6N0VE3Z3
* BT BT.L - BT has reached agreement with Orange ORAN.PA and Deutsche Telekom DTEGn.DE to buy their UK mobile network operator EE and a deal could be announced as early as Thursday morning, a person familiar with the situation said. ID:nL6N0VE58G
* BP BP.L - A U.S. investigation into oil major BP breaking anti-fraud and reporting rules on using oil pipelines is related to crude shipped on Enbridge Inc's ENB.TO Mainline system, Enbridge said on Wednesday. ID:nL1N0VE362
* ROYAL DUTCH SHELL RDSa.L - The United Steelworkers union (USW) said a new contract offer was made by lead oil company negotiator Royal Dutch Shell Plc on Wednesday night as a strike by U.S. refinery workers ended its fourth day. ID:nL1N0VE1R6
* IMPERIAL TOBACCO IMT.L - Imperial Tobacco Group is launching a new e-cigarette in France next week, giving the big tobacco firm a lifestyle brand in addition to its existing brand Puritane, marketed more as a healthcare product. ID:nL6N0VE5JD
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Management Statement for
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December 2014 Compass Group PLC
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Release McBride PLC
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Release Dairy Crest Group PLC
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Group PLC Interim
Management Statement
Release Beazley PLC
Full Year 2014 Beazley PLC
Earnings Release Grainger PLC
Grainger PLC Interim
Management Statement
Release SuperGroup PLC
Q3 2014 SuperGroup PLC
Interim Management
Statement Release AstraZeneca PLC
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