UPDATE 1-UK Stocks-Factors to watch on June 8
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June 8 (Reuters) - Britain's FTSE 100 .FTSE index is seen opening lower on Monday, with futures FFIc1 down 0.61%.
* TATE & LYLE: Tate & Lyle TATE.L has agreed to a £2.7 billion ($3.60 billion) offer from U.S. rival Ingredion INGR.N the companies said on Monday, creating a food and beverage ingredients major.
* REVOLUT: Revolut is aiming to sell at least $750 million worth of shares in a secondary sale that is set to kick off next week, The Information reported, citing a person with knowledge of the discussions.
* JOBS: Britain's jobs market cooled rapidly in May after employers put the brakes on permanent hiring after the Iran war heightened cost pressures and uncertainty about the economic outlook, an industry survey showed.
* PAY: Pay settlements awarded by British employers held steady in the three months to April despite an increase in the country's minimum wage, according to a survey.
* OIL: Brent oil prices jumped more than $3 a barrel on Monday, initially spooked by Israel's launch of renewed strikes on Lebanon a day earlier, but also gaining further steam after sounds of explosions were heard in Iran.
* METALS: London copper remained near one-week lows, weighed by weaker Chinese prices and growing expectations that strong U.S. jobs data and higher oil prices could push the Federal Reserve toward rate hikes.
* GOLD: Gold prices extended losses on Monday on rising fears of a U.S. rate hike after a strong jobs report, while renewed hostilities in the Middle East pushed oil prices higher and fanned inflation concerns.
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