UK Stocks-Factors to watch on May 9

May 9 (Reuters) - Britain's FTSE 100 .FTSE index is seen opening higher on Friday, with futures FFIc1 up 0.35%.

IAG: IAG ICAG.L on Friday said it had placed an order for 53 new Airbus AIR.PA and Boeing BA.N long-haul aircraft, and also reported a better than expected first-quarter profit.

Travis Perkins: Travis Perkins TPK.L said on Friday it has appointed peer SIG SHI.L Chief Executive Gavin Slark as its top boss.

LondonMetric: British landlord LondonMetric LMPL.L agreed to buy Urban Logistics REIT SHED.L in a deal valuing the property investment firm at 698.9 million pounds ($925 million).

ASTRAZENECA: A federal appeals court on Thursday shut down AstraZeneca's AZN.L challenge to the U.S. government's programme that gives the Medicare health insurance plan the power to negotiate lower drug prices.

AUTOS: British car manufacturers will pay a 25% tariff on their autos after they meet their 100,000-per-year vehicle quota at the reciprocal rate of 10% under the deal outlined on Thursday, the U.S. Commerce Department said in a statement.

COMMODITIES: Gold fell after U.S. President Donald Trump announced a trade deal with the UK, metal prices in London traded in a tight range and oil prices were up slightly, after rising about 3% in the previous session.

British blue-chips closed lower on Thursday, while midcaps clocked gains as investors weighed up a trade deal between the United States and Britain, the latest in a saga of global trade developments.

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