UK Stocks-Factors to watch on April 11

April 11 (Reuters) - Britain's FTSE 100 .FTSE index is seen opening up on Friday, with futures FFIc1 up 0.52%.

JOBS: Britain's jobs market weakened again in March with the number of people looking work rising by the most in more than four years, according to a survey published by the Recruitment and Employment Confederation.

DEFENCE: British finance minister Rachel Reeves will call on her European Union counterparts to work more closely with Britain on defence financing.

BALFOUR BEATTY: The U.S. Justice Department has decided to keep corporate monitors in place for military housing company Balfour Beatty Communities BALF.L and TD Bank TBNK.TO, amid the Trump administration's ongoing review of the practice, according to two people familiar with the matter.

OIL: Oil prices fell and were set to drop for a second week on concerns that prolonged trade war between the United States and China will crush crude consumption.

GOLD: Gold scaled a new record peak, fuelled by a weaker dollar and an escalating trade war.

METALS: Base metals in London traded mixed, headed for a weekly rise after U.S. President Donald Trump temporarily lowered the hefty duties for dozens of countries and the dollar weakened.

The UK blue-chip index .FTSE closed up 3% on Thursday, posting its biggest one-day jump since March 2022 after U.S. President Donald Trump dialled back duty rates on goods from many countries for 90 days.

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