UK Stocks-Factors to watch on July 14

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14/07/2022 06:19

July 14 (Reuters) - Britain's FTSE 100 index  .FTSE  is seen
opening higher on Thursday, with futures  FFIc1  up 0.20%.
    * HOUSING PRICES: British house prices rose at their slowest
pace in more than a year last month as buyer demand softened
slightly although the overall breadth of price increases
remained well above pre-pandemic levels, a survey showed
 urn:newsml:reuters.com:*:nS8N2Y3016
    * RECKITT: Enfamil maker Reckitt  RKT.L  flew 65 tonnes of
baby formula to Chicago from its plant in Singapore, shoring up
supplies amid a months-long shortage in the United States, the
company said.  urn:newsml:reuters.com:*:nL4N2YU2KT
    * LLOYDS: Britain's biggest domestic lender Lloyds Banking
Group  LLOY.L  contacted 2 million of its 26 million customers
in May after identifying they could need extra support to cope
with soaring food and energy prices and rising debt
costs. urn:newsml:reuters.com:*:nL4N2YO2YU 
    * BP: BP Plc  BP.L  is aiming to start producing sustainable
aviation fuel (SAF) in Australia by 2025 after converting its
oil refinery near Perth to produce renewable fuels, a senior
executive of the British company said.
    * AVANTI WEST COAST: TSSA union members in train station
roles at rail operator Avanti West Coast will hold one-day
strike on July 27 over pay & job security, the trade union for
transport and travel industries said urn:newsml:reuters.com:*:nL4N2YU39Q
    * GOLD: Gold prices slipped as Treasury yields and the
dollar rose, with bullion's outlook hurt by fears the Federal
Reserve could go for a more aggressive interest rate hike this
month, after data showed U.S. inflation sky-rocketed in
June. urn:newsml:reuters.com:*:nL1N2YV01L
    * OIL: Oil prices recovered from a steep drop in the
previous session, supported by tight oil supply and peak summer
consumption, after a U.S. rate hike sparked fears of slower
economic growth and less fuel demand.  urn:newsml:reuters.com:*:nL1N2Y304G
    * FTSE 100: UK's blue-chip FTSE 100 fell on Wednesday after
hotter-than-expected U.S. inflation data slammed global markets,
while a surprise growth in Britain's economy failed to assuage
recession worries. urn:newsml:reuters.com:*:nL4N2YU1QH
    
    * UK CORPORATE DIARY:       
    
 Hays           HAYS.L     Q4 Trading update
                           
 Ashmore        ASHM.L     Q4 AuM statement
                           
 Experian       EXPN.L     Trading update
                           
 Barratt        BDEV.L     Trading update
 Developments              
                           
 Dr Martens     DOCS.L     AGM Trading Update
                           
 Severn Trent   SVT.L      Q1 Trading Update
                           
    
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 (Reporting by Hani Kollathodi)
 ((Hani.Kollathodi@thomsonreuters.com;))