Aug 1 (Reuters) - Britain's FTSE 100 .FTSE index is seen opening 38 points higher at 7410.3 on Tuesday, according to financial spreadbetters.
* ACACIA: The Tanzanian government and Barrick Gold ABX.TO have started talks to resolve a tax dispute involving the Canadian company's subsidiary Acacia Mining ACAA.L , the president's office said on Monday. BHP: BHP Billiton BHP.AX BLT.L on Tuesday denied commentary in a Brazilian newspaper that it has agreed to sell its stake in the Samarco iron ore mine to its partner Vale. GOLD: Gold prices held steady near seven-week highs early Tuesday, after registering their biggest monthly gain in five in July, supported by a slump in the U.S. dollar and political uncertainty. Spot gold XAU= was nearly flat at $1,269.30 per ounce at 0358 GMT. It rose 2.2 percent last month, its biggest monthly gain since February. COPPER: Copper has finally emerged from its extended winter hibernation, breaking out of an eight-month trading range to hit two-year highs. London Metal Exchange three-month copper CMCU3 broke through the top of that range at $6,200 last Tuesday and hasn't looked back since. This morning it touched $6,430 per tonne, a level not seen since May 2015. UK ECONOMY - British businesses are their least optimistic about the economy in six months and their overall confidence levels remain slightly below average, a survey showed on Monday, adding to a lacklustre outlook for the economy. Strong results from heavyweight bank HSBC helped British blue-chips hold on to gains on Monday, putting the index ahead for the month of July, though tobacco stocks tumbled further following a new U.S. regulatory clamp down. The FTSE 100 .FTSE rose 0.1 percent, and ended July 0.8 percent higher, outperforming European benchmarks which finished the month in the red. For more on the factors affecting European stocks, please click on: cpurl://apps.cp./cms/?pageId=livemarkets
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