UK Stocks-Factors to watch on March 10 (updated)
10/03/2025 07:50
Adds new times, updates futures March 10 (Reuters) - Britain's FTSE 100 .FTSE index is seen opening flat on Monday, with futures FFIc1 up 0.16% * RIO TINTO: London-based hedge fund Palliser Capital released a letter to the chair of Rio Tinto RIO.L, urging further steps toward unifying its dual-listed structure following an appraisal report. * DELIVEROO: British meal delivery company Deliveroo ROO.L said that it will exit its Hong Kong operations by selling some assets to Delivery Hero's DHER.DE foodpanda and by closing other assets. * ALLIANCE PHARMA: Britain's Alliance Pharma ALAPH.L said it has agreed to a sweetened final cash proposal from asset management firm DBAY Advisors, valuing the healthcare group at about 362 million pounds ($467.23 million). * ASSURA: British healthcare real estate investment trust Assura plc AGRP.L said it received an indicative, non-binding 1.61-billion-pound proposal from KKR KKR.N and Stonepeak Partners (UK). * HOUSING: Britain set out plans on Sunday to scale back public reviews that can delay housing developments. * HEATHROW: Heathrow Airport is weighing changes to its expansion blueprint to cut costs such as building a shorter third runway, the Financial Times reported. * KANTAR: WPP WPP.L and Bain Capital-owned Kantar's owners are exploring the sale of its Worldpanel division for 5 billion pounds ($6.5 billion) or more, Sky News reported, while in a separate report the Financial Times said Kantar is set to be broken up and sold. * THAMES WATER: Thames Water [RIC:RIC:KMBWTU.UL] is preparing for the possibility that it may be pushed into special administration following an appeal in a London court next week, Bloomberg News reported. * COMMODITIES: Oil prices fell, London copper edged lower on and gold prices inched higher. * 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 ($1 = 0.7748 pounds) (Compiled by Simone Lobo in Bengaluru) ((Simone.Lobo@thomsonreuters.com; +919920570373;))