(Corrects item 2 in UK Corporate Diary section to say Rio Tinto
is reporting Q4 operations review, not Q2 AuM statement)
       Jan 15 (Reuters) - Britain's FTSE 100 index is
expected to open higher on Monday, with futures up
0.16%.
      
    * RIGHTMOVE: Average asking prices for British homes made
the strongest start to the year since 2020, according to a
Rightmove survey on Monday that added to signs that the slowdown
in the sector could be easing as demand picked up in January.
    * METAL: Copper prices were subdued on Monday amid cautious
trading ahead of top consumer China's key economic data release
later this week, while investors gauged demand outlook after a
rate cut by the U.S. central bank regained some momentum.
    * GOLD: Gold prices climbed for a third straight session on
Monday, as bullion held onto safe-haven gains from elevated
tensions in the Middle East and after U.S. producer prices data
last week renewed bets for an early rate cut by the Federal
Reserve.
    * OIL: Oil prices edged up on Monday as traders watched for
supply disruption risks in the Middle East following strikes by
U.S. and British forces to stop Houthi militia in Yemen from
attacking ships in the Red Sea.
    * FTSE 100: The FTSE 100 closed higher on Friday after a
jump in commodity-linked stocks offset losses in luxury group
Burberry, but uncertainty around the outlook for interest rate
cuts meant the main UK stock indexes logged weekly declines.
    
    * UK CORPORATE DIARY:         
 Ashmore                   Q2 AuM Statement
 Group                     
                                       Q4 Operations
 Rio Tinto                 Review
                           
 Page Group                Q4 Trading Update
            
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 (Reporting by Hani Kollathodi in Bengaluru)