Dec 13 (Reuters) - Britain's FTSE 100 index is expected to open higher on Wednesday, with futures up 0.03%.
* ENTAIN: Betting and gaming firm Entain said on Wednesday its CEO Jette Nygaard-Andersen would step down from the group with immediate effect.
* REVOLUTION BEAUTY: UK's Revolution Beauty Group said finance chief Elizabeth Lake will step down from the British cosmetics company, and Neil Catto will take on the top role.
* ECONOMY: Britain's economy shrank in October, official data showed.
* STERLING: The pound fell on Wednesday, after data showed the UK economy shrank in October.
* ANTOFAGASTA: Workers at Chilean copper miner Antofagasta's Centinela mine and the company agreed to extend talks to allow workers to vote on a new contract offer, the union said on Wednesday.
* SHELL: Shell PLC on Tuesday said it has made a final investment decision (FID) to boost production at the Perdido oil project in the U.S. Gulf of Mexico, starting April 2025.
* BAE SYSTEMS: Britain's BAE Systems has won an $8.8 billion contract to maintain and operate a U.S. Army ammunition plant in Tennessee, the U.S. Department of Defense (DoD) said on Tuesday.
* THAMES WATER: The chair of struggling Thames Water said the utility should have been clearer about its complex finances when asked by lawmakers in July.
* METAL: Copper prices slid on Wednesday as the dollar gained ahead of an interest rate decision by the U.S. Federal Reserve, due later in the day.
* GOLD: Gold prices traded in a narrow range on Wednesday.
* OIL: Oil prices consolidated losses on Wednesday in Asian trade.
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