UK Stocks-Factors to watch on September 4 (updated)
04/09/2025 07:48
Adds company news, updates futures Sept 4 (Reuters) - Britain's FTSE 100 .FTSE index is seen opening higher on Thursday, with futures FFIc1 up 0.01%. * JET2: Jet2 JET2.L forecast full-year operating profit to be towards the lower-end of its expectations on Thursday, citing limited booking visibility and seats still left to be sold for the summer and winter seasons. * ANGLO AMERICAN: Anglo American AA.L.L on Thursday said it has raised about $2.5 billion from the sale of its remaining 19.9% stake in Valterra Platinum VALJ.J, its former subsidiary. * CURRYS: Currys CURY.L said group sales rose 3% in the first four months of its financial year, helped by sales of air conditioners and fans in a hot summer, as it launched a 50 million pound ($68 million) share buyback. * LLOYDS BANKING GROUP: Lloyds Banking Group LLOY.L will put about 3,000 people deemed among the bottom 5% of performers at risk of dismissal, the Financial Times reported on Thursday, citing unidentified sources. * BURBERRY: Luxury fashion house Burberry BRBY.L is set to re-enter the FTSE 100 index later this month, regaining its spot in the blue-chip benchmark after dropping out in late 2024, global index provider FTSE Russell. * UNILEVER: Unilever ULVR.L will review its top 200 roles for a 25% "refresh", the consumer goods giant said at the Barclays Global Consumer Staples Conference on Wednesday. * SMMT DATA: British new car registrations fell about 2% over the year earlier in August, according to preliminary industry data released on Thursday. * COMMODITIES: Oil prices slid on Thursday, gold eased due to profit-taking, and copper prices retreated across major exchanges following the previous day's five-month high. * EX-DIVS: Antofagasta ANTO.L, Prudential PRU.L and Admiral Group ADML.L will trade without entitlement to its latest dividend pay-out. * For more on the factors affecting European stocks, please click on: LIVE/ TODAY'S UK PAPERS > Financial Times PRESS/FT > Other business headlines PRESS/GB (Compiled by Tuhina and Ankita Bora in Bengaluru) ((Ankita.Bora@thomsonreuters.com))