(Adds new items, updates futures) Oct 3 – Britain's FTSE 100 index is seen opening higher on Friday, with futures up 0.13%. * BEAUTY TECH GROUP: Beauty Tech Group has priced its IPO at 271 pence per share, implying a market capitalisation of 300 million pounds ($402.90 million), as the British company prepares to make its London market debut on Friday. * J D WETHERSPOON : – British pub group J D Wetherspoon reported a more than 10% rise in annual adjusted pretax profit, helped by resilient demand for its budget-friendly drinks and pub grub. * BP: BP said it will seek a partner for its major Bumerangue oil discovery in Brazil and could close a deal before making a final investment decision on the project * SHELL: Shell-led LNG Canada has begun starting up its second 6.5 million tonnes per annum (mtpa) liquefied natural gas processing unit, Train 2, in Kitimat, British Columbia, a spokesperson told Reuters. * SHAWBROOK : British bank Shawbrook could file for an initial public offering as early as the coming days, two people familiar with the matter said. * ZEGONA: Zegona Communications is mulling a potential sale of the five data centers it acquired through its purchase of Vodafone's Spanish unit, Bloomberg News reported, citing people familiar with the matter. * COMMODITIES: Oil prices rose slightly but were on track for their steepest weekly decline since late June, copper prices rose on supply disruptions and gold held steady, buoyed by expectations of further U.S. interest rate cuts. * For more on the factors affecting European stocks, please click on: TODAY'S UK PAPERS > Financial Times > Other business headlines (Reporting by Simone Lobo in Bengaluru)
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