UK Stocks-Factors to watch on October 6 (updated)
06/10/2025 07:51
Adds company news, updates futures Oct 6 (Reuters) - Britain's FTSE 100 .FTSE index is seen opening lower on Monday, with futures FFIc1 down 0.1%. * ASTON MARTIN: Luxury carmaker Aston Martin AML.L warned on Monday of a full-year loss that would be bigger than market consensus, citing softer volumes and economic pressures stemming from tariffs and a newly implemented quota system. * SHAWBROOK: British bank Shawbrook is planning an initial public offering in London, it said on Monday, in what could be one of the city's biggest listings in years. * SHELL : The decision by President Donald Trump administration to halt fully permitted offshore wind energy projects is "very damaging" to investment, President of Shell SHEL.L U.S. Colette Hirstius told the Financial Times on Sunday. * HOUSING: Britain's government said on Sunday it would seek to streamline the process for home-buying under its latest plans to give a boost to the property market. * CARS: Britain's new-car market logged its best September in five years, industry data showed on Saturday, as the crucial "new numberplate" month delivered record electric-vehicle uptake after a summer slowdown. * COMMODITIES: Oil prices rose around 1% on Monday, gold surged past the $3,900-an-ounce level for the first time and copper prices rose. * 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 (Reporting by Simone Lobo in Bengaluru) ((Simone.Lobo@thomsonreuters.com; +919920570373;))