Sept 11 (Reuters) - Britain's FTSE 100 index is seen opening higher on Monday, with futures up 0.34%.

* VISTRY: British homebuilder Vistry Group said it would merge its affordable-housing business 'Partnerships' with its Housebuilding operations, while maintaining its annual profit forecast on resilient demand in cheap homes segment.

* RESTAURANT GROUP: The Restaurant Group (TRG) agreed to sell its loss-making leisure business, which includes brands Frankie & Benny's and Chiquito, to Cafe Rouge owner Big Table Group to bolster margins and cut debt.

* SYNCONA: British healthcare investment firm Syncona said Novartis stopped development of experimental eye treatment, GT005, which would result in payments write-off of 54.5 million pounds ($68.23 million) for Gyroscope Holdings.

* BARCLAYS: Barclays is drawing up plans to cut hundreds of jobs, two sources familiar with matter told Reuters, as bank trims its costs while embarking on a wider strategy review.

* INFLATION: The British public's expectations for inflation over medium- to long-term, which are closely watched by Bank of England, rose in August, a survey showed.

* MOTOR FUEL GROUP: UK's Motor Fuel Group (MFG) is in talks with supermarket chain Morrisons for 340 fuel retail forecourts in deal worth about 2 billion pounds ($2.49 billion), the petrol stations giant said.

* FCA: Britain's financial watchdog told banks on Friday it would "ramp up" checks on whether they were properly assessing and managing risks from large customers.

* COPPER: London copper rose after weekly loss, as signs of economic stabilisation in China sparked demand hopes.

* OIL: Oil prices eased in early Asian trade as economic concerns in China weighed on fuel demand outlook.

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