UK Stocks-Factors to watch on February 20 (updated)
20/02/2026 07:48
Adds new items, updates futures Feb 20 (Reuters) - Britain's FTSE 100 .FTSE index is seen opening higher on Friday, with futures FFIc1 up 0.3%. * ASTON MARTIN: Aston Martin AML.L warned that its annual loss would be worse than the market view and said it would sell the right to use its name on the Aston Martin F1 Team. * ANGLO AMERICAN: Anglo American AAL.L posted a $3.7 billion loss after taking another writedown on its diamonds business. * TULLOW OIL: Tullow Oil TLW.L said it had entered a binding lock-up agreement with about 66% of its bondholders and Glencore Energy to refinance $1.3 billion of senior secured notes due this May. Separately, it will buy the FPSO vessel serving Ghana’s TEN oilfields for $205 million. * DIAGEO: New Diageo DGE.L chief executive Dave Lewis is planning a major shake-up of his executive team, the Financial Times reported, citing people familiar with the matter. * HSBC: HSBC HSBA.L cut 10% of its U.S.-based debt capital markets team, Bloomberg News reported, citing people familiar with the matter. * SHELL: Shell SHEL.L reported a power disruption at its Corunna refining site in Canada, according to a community alerting message. * SHELL: General licenses for oil and gas exploration in Venezuela issued by the U.S. this month will allow Shell to progress with its Dragon gas project, a company spokesperson told Reuters. * PUBLIC FINANCES: Britain's public finances showed a record monthly surplus of 30.4 billion pounds in January, official figures showed ahead of a fiscal update on March 3. * RETAIL: British retail sales increased by 1.8% in January from December, more than expected and the biggest rise since May 2024, official figures showed. * COMMODITIES: Oil prices rose, LME copper eased , and gold prices gained. * 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 Neeshita Beura in Bengaluru) ((Neeshita.Beura@thomsonreuters.com))