July 29(Reuters) - Britain's FTSE 100 index .FTSE is seen opening higher on Friday, with futures FFIc1 up 0.2%.

* STANCHART: Standard Chartered STAN.L on Friday reported that first-half pre-tax profit rose 19%, above market expectations, as the emerging markets-focused lender benefited from rising interest rates.

* BUSINESS SENTIMENT: British business confidence fell this month to its lowest since March 2021 as companies worried about inflation, while pay pressures also increased, according to a survey on Friday.

* WINDFALL TAX: British Foreign Secretary Liz Truss, the bookmakers' favourite to succeed Prime Minister Boris Johnson in a Conservative Party leadership election, said on Thursday she would not impose further windfall taxes on oil and gas companies.

* EASYJET: Spain-based cabin crew at easyJet EZJ.L have suspended a planned strike at the weekend after reaching a deal with the budget airline that includes higher salaries, local union USO said on Thursday.

* GSK: British drugmaker GSK GSK.L has struck a deal to allow low-cost generic versions of its long-acting HIV preventive medicine to be used in the developing world, including sub-Saharan Africa where the virus remains a leading cause of death.

* The UK's FTSE 100 was subdued on Thursday as mixed earnings and worries about the economic outlook outweighed relief following the U.S. Federal Reserve's less hawkish comments that had spurred an overnight rally on Wall Street.

* UK CORPORATE DIARY:

IMI Plc

IMI.L

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NatWest

NWG.L

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Rightmove

RMV.L

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Intertek

ITRK.L

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Croda

CRDA.L

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Jupiter Fund

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AstraZeneca

AZN.L

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Glencore

GLEN.L

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Reporting by Muhammed Husain in Bengaluru