Dec 22 (Reuters) - Britain's FTSE 100 index is seen opening lower on Friday with futures down 0.36%.
* REVOLUT: British fintech Revolut said its revenue increased to a record $1.1 billion in 2022, up 45% from 2021's $786 million, the company said in delayed annual accounts.
* HSBC: Canada approved Royal Bank of Canada's C$13.5 billion dollars ($10.2 billion) acquisition of HSBC's domestic unit, in a deal that would further tighten the country's top lenders' grip on the market.
* RETAIL SALES: British retail sales volumes rose by 1.3% in November compared with the month before, figures from the Office for National Statistics showed.
* GDP: Britain's gross domestic product shrank in the July-to-September period and was flat in the previous three months, according to updated official figures that suggested the economy might now be in a recession.
* SMMT: Britain's car output witnessed its best November since 2020, helped by a rise in production for the overseas market and easing supply chain challenges, industry data showed.
* OIL: Oil prices rose as much as 1% as tensions persisted in the Middle East following Houthi attacks on ships in the Red Sea, although Angola's decision to leave OPEC raised questions over the group's effectiveness in supporting prices.
* METALS: Metals prices rose, with Shanghai-listed aluminium and zinc contracts reaching their November-high levels on expectations of Chinese rate cuts and shipping delay fears amid attacks in the Red Sea.
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