Sept 7 (Reuters) - Britain's FTSE 100 index is seen opening lower on Thursday, with futures down 0.37%.

* LSE: Investors in London Stock Exchange, including Blackstone and Thomson Reuters, raised around 2 billion pounds ($2.50 billion) from a share sale in the bourse operator overnight, bookrunners said.

* MELROSE: Melrose Industries said CEO and co-founder Simon Peckham will step down in March and be replaced by Chief Operating Officer Peter Dilnot.

* BRITISH AMERICAN TOBACCO: British American Tobacco has formally entered a deal to sell its Russian and Belarusian businesses to a consortium led by members of BAT Russia's management team.

* BEAZLEY: Beazley posted a modest uptick in first-half pre-tax profit to a record $366 million, helped by its U.S. property and European cyber businesses.

* DIRECT LINE: Direct Line Insurance swung to losses in the first half and reiterated that profit for the year will continue to be adversely affected due to higher motor insurance claims.

* CURRYS: Currys said it was sticking with its annual guidance after sales trends in its UK business in July and August improved, and its Nordic unit performed slightly better.

* LLOYD'S OF LONDON: Lloyd's of London swung to a first-half pre-tax profit of 3.9 billion pounds, helped by rises in premium rates and positive investment returns.

* ENERGEAN: Energean reported a 41.2% fall in its first-half profit, pulled down by increased tax expenses.

* HOUSE PRICES: British house prices have fallen at the sharpest pace since 2009 over the past year.

* ALDI: The UK arm of German discount supermarket Aldi has set a new long-term target to have 1,500 stores.

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