June 2 (Reuters) - Britain's FTSE 100 .FTSE index is seen opening higher on Tuesday, with futures FFIc1 up 0.12%.

* BP: BP BP.L has asked senior independent director Amanda Blanc to lead the search for the next chair, the energy company's interim chair Ian Tyler said in a statement to Reuters on Monday.

* TRAIN STRIKES: Strikes are set to disrupt travel in London on Tuesday and Thursday, with some London Underground train drivers staging two 24-hour walkouts over proposed changes to their working hours.

* OIL: Oil prices held on to most of the previous session's sharp gains in early trade on Tuesday on uncertainty over the status of ceasefire talks between the United States and Iran and the potential reopening of the Strait of Hormuz.

* GOLD: Gold edged higher on Tuesday, supported by lower Treasury yields and a partial ceasefire between Hezbollah and Israel, while investors awaited details on the status of U.S.-Iran peace talks amid conflicting news.

* METALS: Copper rose to a more than two-week high on Tuesday as unresolved U.S. tariff uncertainty and subsequent tightening supply outside the United States supported the market, while Middle East peace talks remained in focus.

* FTSE: The main UK indexes kicked off June on a sombre note on Monday, as investors digested new signs of economic damage from the Middle East conflict, although a couple of M&A updates helped lift some stocks.

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