UK Stocks-Factors to watch on Jan 25 (updated)
25/01/2019 07:54
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Jan 25 (Reuters) - Britain's FTSE 100 .FTSE index is seen opening 21
points higher at 6,840 on Friday, according to financial bookmakers, with FTSE
100 futures .FFIc1 down 0.02 percent ahead of the cash market open.
* IQE: Semiconductor components maker IQE Plc IQE.L expects lower full-year
core earnings on slightly higher revenue, as it struggles with supply chain
disruptions and short-term demand for a semiconductor laser. urn:newsml:reuters.com:*:nL3N1ZP2LU
* A.G. BARR: A.G. Barr Plc BAG.L forecast higher full-year revenue on
Friday as more people bought its fizzy drinks, but flagged continued economic
uncertainty in Britain and regulatory intervention in the soft drinks
industry. urn:newsml:reuters.com:*:nL3N1ZP2JW
* INDIVIOR: Indivior Plc INDV.L said on Friday a U.S. district court had
granted the British drugmaker a temporary restraining order, stopping rival
Alvogen from launching cut-price versions of its blockbuster opioid addiction
treatment. urn:newsml:reuters.com:*:nL3N1ZP2OE
* MASTERCARD: Mastercard Inc MA.N made a 233 million pound ($305 million)
bid to take over payments firm Earthport on Friday, scuppering rival Visa Inc's
V.N attempts to buy the British company. urn:newsml:reuters.com:*:nL3N1ZP2OG
* VODAFONE: Vodafone VOD.L said its key revenue measure deteriorated in the
third quarter, down 40 basis points quarter-on-quarter to 0.1 percent,
reflecting continuing price competition in Spain and Italy and a slowdown in
South Africa. urn:newsml:reuters.com:*:nL8N1ZP0YA
* RENTOKIL: Britain's competition watchdog said on Friday pest control
company Rentokil Initial Plc RTO.L must sell several large supply contracts to
satisfy concerns over its merger with washroom services company Cannon
Hygiene. urn:newsml:reuters.com:*:nL3N1ZP2MO
* AQUIS EXCHANGE: Pan-European stock trading platform Aquis Exchange AQX.L
has secured French regulatory approval for a new hub in Paris, putting it ahead
of rivals in preparing for a potentially disruptive British exit from the
European Union. urn:newsml:reuters.com:*:nL8N1ZO16U
* IAG: British Airways owner IAG ICAG.L said on Thursday it would not make
a new bid for Norwegian Air NWC.OL and would sell its remaining stake in the
budget airline, sending Norwegian's shares sharply lower. urn:newsml:reuters.com:*:nL8N1ZO47I
* GOLD: Gold prices edged higher on Friday amid concerns that a prolonged
U.S. government shutdown could exacerbate an already slowing global growth,
while markets awaited U.S.-China trade talks scheduled for next week.
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* OIL: Oil prices rose by more than one percent on Friday as turmoil in
Venezuela triggered concerns that its oil exports could soon be disrupted.
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* The UK blue chip index closed 0.35 percent down at 6818.95 on Thursday ,as
weak sector earnings hurt Vodafone and Rentokil while comments from the U.S.
Commerce Secretary cast doubt over the prospects for a resolution of the trade
dispute with China. urn:newsml:reuters.com:*:nL8N1ZO2C8
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(Reporting by Adil Bhat)
((Adilsubzar.Bhat@thomsonreuters.com))