Jan 24 (Reuters) - Britain's FTSE 100 index is
expected to open higher on Wednesday, with futures up
0.16%.
      
    * RIO TINTO: A small plane carrying Rio Tinto
 workers crashed near Fort Smith in Canada's remote
Northwest Territories on Tuesday.
    * RIO TINTO: Rio Tinto said on Wednesday it
would buy all electricity from European Energy Australia's Upper
Calliope Solar Farm.
    * ABRDN: British fund manager abrdn is poised to
cut about 10% of its workforce, a source close to the matter
told Reuters, as it seeks to rein in costs and improve its
fortunes after years of bleeding client cash.
    * BP: BP expects the Calypso deepwater natural gas
field off Trinidad and Tobago, which it shares with Woodside
Energy, to get the greenlight when a final investment
decision (FID) is made as early as the end of next year, a
company executive said.
    * METAL: Aluminium prices edged higher on Wednesday.
    * GOLD: Gold prices inched lower on Wednesday.
    * OIL: Oil prices edged lower on Wednesday, weighed down by
concerns over tepid demand and a stronger dollar even though
escalating geopolitical tensions limited the losses.
    * FTSE 100: The UK's FTSE 100 was little changed on Tuesday
as gains in metal miners were offset by losses in non-life
insurers, while investors assessed earnings updates and awaited
economic data for more clarity on the Bank of England's monetary
easing plans.
    
    * UK CORPORATE DIARY:         
 EASYJET                   Q1 TRADING UPDATE
 JD                        Q2 TRADING UPDATE
 WETHERSPOON               
 QUILTER                   Q4 TRADING UPDATE
 ABRDN                     FY TRADING UPDATE
 FRESNILLO                 Q4 TRADING UPDATE
 HOCHSCHILD                Q4 TRADING UPDATE
 COMPUTACENTE              FY TRADING UPDATE
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 (Reporting by Hani Kollathodi in Bengaluru)