UK Stocks-Factors to watch on July 4

July 4 (Reuters) - Britain's FTSE 100 .FTSE index is seen opening lower on Friday, with futures FFIc1 down 0.28%.

* MJ GLEESON: British homebuilder MJ Gleeson GLEG.L said on Monday that it was reshuffling management of its Gleeson Homes unit.

* TESLA: Tesla's <TSLA.O> new car sales in Britain grew 12% year-on-year in June, data from research group New AutoMotive showed on Friday, as the U.S. automaker started deliveries of its updated Model Y last month.

* ASTRAZENECA: AstraZeneca AZN.L is in talks with Summit Therapeutics SMMT.O to license an experimental lung-cancer drug under a deal worth as much as $15 billion, Bloomberg News reported on Thursday, citing people familiar with the matter.

* PENSION INSURANCE CORPORATION: Athora has agreed to buy UK insurer Pension Insurance Corporation, for about 5.7 billion pounds ($7.78 billion), both companies said on Thursday.

* FLIGHT DISRUPTION: A walkout by French air traffic controllers to protest against staff shortages and ageing equipment forced airlines to cancel hundreds of flights on Thursday, just as the summer season gets under way.

* WIZZ AIR: European low-cost carrier Wizz Air WIZZ.L confirmed on Thursday that it was the latest airline to be investigated by Spain's Ministry of Consumer Affairs over practices such as charging for larger cabin bags.

* COMMODITIES: Oil futures fell on Friday, gold rose on Friday, poised for a weekly gain and copper prices on the London Metal Exchange and Shanghai Futures Exchange were set for a second straight weekly gain

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