UK Stocks-UK Factors to watch on June 6

June 6 (Reuters) - Britain's FTSE 100 .FTSE index is seen opening lower on Friday, with futures FFIc1 down 0.1%.

HSBC: HSBC Holdings' HSBA.L high-profile Chairman Mark Tucker will return to the insurance sector as chair of Hong Kong-based AIA Group 1299.HK.

THAMES WATER: Britain banned Thames Water and five other water companies from paying bonuses to their bosses because they had failed to tackle pollution.

ECONOMY: More upbeat business surveys and strong first-quarter GDP show the British economy is recovering from a weak end to 2024, finance minister Rachel Reeves said on Thursday.

FCA: Britain's financial watchdog has joined forces with foreign regulators to crack down on people who promote financial products on social media without authorisation, and will make 650 requests for platforms to remove content, it said.

AMAZON: Amazon AMZN.O has committed to do more to tackle fake reviews, including sanctioning British businesses that boost their ratings through bogus posts, the country's competition watchdog said.

OIL: Oil prices slipped on Friday but were on track for their first weekly gain in three weeks.

GOLD: Gold rose and was set for weekly gains.

METALS: London copper prices were on track to end the week higher.

FTSE 100: The UK blue-chip index .FTSE closed a shade higher on Thursday, with mining stocks leading gains.

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