UK Stocks-Factors to watch on June 7 (updated)
07/06/2018 07:44
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June 7 (Reuters) - Britain's FTSE 100 .FTSE index is seen
opening up 22 points at 7,735 on Thursday, according to
financial bookmakers, with futures FFIc1 up 0.36 percent ahead
of the cash market open.
* DIGNITY: British funeral operator Dignity DTY.L said it
expected 2018 to continue to be volatile and stuck to its
full-year outlook on Thursday despite rising market
expectations. urn:newsml:reuters.com:*:nFWN1T9016
* CMC MARKETS: CMC Markets Plc CMCX.L posted a 16 percent
rise in full-year net operating income on Thursday as the
spreadbetting group continued to benefit from its increased
focus on high-value clients, and said it made a good start to
the new financial year. urn:newsml:reuters.com:*:nL3N1T33SB
* MITIE: British outsourcing provider Mitie MTO.L said it
expected "modest" revenue growth for its current financial year
and remained committed to improving its profitability 4.5
percent to 5.5 percent in the medium term. urn:newsml:reuters.com:*:nFWN1T9017
* APPLE-UK: Apple AAPL.O warned on Wednesday in a company
filing that its UK business may be hit by restrictions on
imports and exports as a result of Brexit negotiations, The
Telegraph reports. http://bit.ly/2JgdMy9
* DAILY MAIL: The editor of Britain's Daily Mail tabloid
Paul Dacre will stand down after 26 years in November to become
chairman and editor-in-chief of the title's publisher,
Associated Newspapers, Daily Mail and General Trust DMGOa.L
said on Wednesday. urn:newsml:reuters.com:*:nL5N1T85OZ
* BRITAIN-CARILLION: Britain's National Audit Office
investigation revealed that the cabinet office began contingency
planning for the possible failure of Carillion CLLN.L shortly
after the company posted its first profit warning in July 2017,
according to a report. https://bit.ly/2HroFqQ
* GOLD: Gold prices inched up on Thursday as the euro rose
to 2-week highs against the U.S dollar, with investors waiting
for meetings of key central banks and the U.S.-North Korea
summit all due next week. urn:newsml:reuters.com:*:nL3N1T91AK
* EX-DIVS: Associated British Foods ABF.L , Evraz EVRE.L ,
Johnson Matthey JMAT.L , J Sainsbury SBRY.L , Scottish
Mortgage Investment Trust SMT.L , Vodafone VOD.L will trade
without entitlement to their latest dividend pay-out on
Thursday, trimming 10.6 points off the FTSE 100 according to
Reuters calculations. urn:newsml:reuters.com:*:nL5N1T62AD
* The UK blue chip index closed 0.3 percent higher at
7,712.37 points on Wednesday, as gains among mining stocks on
stronger metal prices helped outperform a sluggish European
equity market, while packaging firm RPC RPC.L sold off sharply
after updating investors on its spending plans. urn:newsml:reuters.com:*:nL5N1T84V8
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