UK Stocks-Factors to watch on November 10

Nov 10 - Britain's FTSE 100 .FTSE index is seen opening up on Tuesday, with futures up 0.6%.

* UK'S RETAIL SPENDING: British retail spending grew modestly in October despite higher petrol prices and households cutting back on some categories of spending in anticipation of Black Friday deals, according to a survey published on Tuesday.

* WHITBREAD: Premier Inn-owner Whitbread WTB.L on Monday said its shareholders have voted against major investor Corvex Management's demand to appoint its nominee James Gemmel as a director on the UK-based hotel operator's board.

* UK DEFENCE: Britain would prefer to have additional channels of communication with Russia, particularly at a military-to-military level, to reduce the risk of miscalculation, UK Defence Secretary Wes Streeting said, according to a Financial Times interview.

* GOLD: Gold prices eased on Tuesday as investors took profits after bullion's more than 1% rally in the previous session and awaited US inflation data for clues on the Federal Reserve's policy path.

* METALS: Copper gained on Tuesday, lifted by easing oil prices and a tech-stock rebound, while supply tightness in China provided further support.

*FTSE 100 : Britain's FTSE 100 closed more than 1% higher on Monday as lower oil prices helped ease inflation worries and rising gold prices lifted the stocks of precious metal miners, while investors assessed the UK's latest jobs report.

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