UPDATE 1-UK Stocks-Factors to watch on July 19
July 19, 2019 at 03:05 AM EDT
Britain's FTSE 100 index is seen opening 32 points higher at 7,525 on Friday, according to financial bookmakers, with futures up 0.44% ahead of the cash market open. * ASTON MARTIN: The biggest investor in Aston Martin offered on Friday to buy another 3% stake in the luxury carmaker, whose shares have slumped since listing last year. * BARRICK GOLD: The world's second-biggest gold miner Barrick Gold Corp has agreed a deal to buy Tanzania-focussed Acacia Mining that values the