Jan 8 (Reuters) - Britain's FTSE 100 index is expected to open lower on Monday, with futures down 0.36%.
* SHELL: Shell on Monday flagged impairment charges of about $2.5 billion to $4.5 billion for the fourth quarter, mainly related to the Singapore refining and chemicals hub the oil major is looking to sell.
* CMC MARKETS: Online trading platform CMC Markets raised its full-year operating income forecast on Monday.
* BP: Some of BP's largest shareholders have urged the company to approach Charles Woodburn, the BAE Systems chief executive, about becoming the company's next boss, Sky news reported on Saturday.
* INFLATION: British employers raised pay and recovered some of their appetite for hiring in December, according to a survey.
* RMT: Strikes planned by rail union RMT members working for London Underground from Monday to Thursday have been suspended after the union said it had made progress in talks with operator Transport for London.
* ECONOMY: Attacks on Red Sea shipping lanes could have an impact on the British economy through rising prices, finance minister Jeremy Hunt said on Saturday.
* METAL: Copper prices dropped on Monday as pressure from a steady dollar weighed on the greenback-priced commodity and countered support from low stocks and tight raw material supplies.
* GOLD: Gold prices fell on Monday as fading expectations of an early rate cut in the U.S. kept the dollar and bond yields supported, ahead of a key inflation print due later this week.
* OIL: Oil prices fell by more than 1% on Monday.
* FTSE 100: Britain's main stock indexes snapped a string of weekly gains on Friday.
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