UK Stocks-Factors to watch on February 10 (updated)
10/02/2026 07:56
Adds new items, updates futures Feb 10 (Reuters) - Britain's FTSE 100 .FTSE index is seen opening higher on Tuesday, with futures FFIc1 up 0.2%. * BP: BP BP.L posted a fourth-quarter underlying replacement cost profit of $1.54 billion, up around 32% on last year and in line with expectations. * ASTRAZENECA: AstraZeneca AZN.L forecast profit and sales growth in 2026, betting on demand for its cancer treatments and newer drugs. * BARCLAYS: Barclays BARC.L said its annual profit increased 12% and announced new performance targets out to 2028. * COCA-COLA: Coca-Cola HBC AG CCH.L forecast 7%-10% growth in organic operating profit in 2026. * BELLWAY: Bellway BWY.L reported early signs of demand recovery in the crucial spring selling season after economic uncertainty during the autumn period dampened customer demand. * DUNELM: Dunelm DNLM.L flagged stronger sales growth in the third quarter on good winter sales, after the homeware retailer reported a 7.5% drop in half-yearly profit as sales slowed in the second quarter due to weak demand. * BT GROUP: BT BT.L named Katie Milligan as the chief of its Openreach business. * STANDARD CHARTERED: Standard Chartered STAN.L, 2888.HK CFO Diego De Giorgi left the bank. Peter Burrill was appointed as interim group CFO. * RETAIL: British retailers reported a bright start to 2026, marked by strong food sales and more in-store activity in January, the British Retail Consortium trade body said. * ENERGY: Britain will invest up to 1 billion pounds in community energy projects to help meet climate targets and cut local energy costs, it said. * COMMODITIES: Oil prices eased slightly, copper was range-bound, and gold fell. * For more on the factors affecting European stocks, please click on: LIVE/ ($1 = 0.7311 pounds) TODAY'S UK PAPERS > Financial Times PRESS/FT > Other business headlines PRESS/GB (Compiled by Neeshita Beura in Bengaluru) ((Neeshita.Beura@thomsonreuters.com))