UK Stocks-Factors to watch on October 22

Bloomsbury Publishing

Today 06:09

October 22 (Reuters) - Britain's FTSE 100 .FTSE index is seen opening lower on Thursday, with futures FFIc1 down 0.4%. 
     
* ASTRAZENECA: AstraZeneca AZN.L said the US Food and Drug Administration granted accelerated approval for its treatment for adults with immunoglobulin A nephropathy, a rare kidney disease that can lead to renal failure.
* HOME REIT: Britain's financial regulator has closed its two-year investigation into London-listed Home REIT HOMEH.L, a British social housing company, although the watchdog said that it supported an ongoing criminal investigation.
*STHRE: British recruiter SThree STEMS.L said that the UK takeover panel has granted US-based staffing firm Circle8 CIRC.O an extra 28 days, until November 18, to decide whether to make an offer for the company.
* OIL: Oil prices rose on Thursday as more attacks by the Houthis in Saudi Arabia prompted the United States to order some diplomats and family members to leave its missions in the Kingdom.
* GOLD: Gold fell more than 1% as rising oil prices stoked inflation concerns and reinforced expectations that interest rates could stay higher for longer, while investors awaited next week's Federal Reserve meeting for clues on the policy outlook.
* METALS: Copper prices fell as inflows into London Metal Exchange warehouses relieved some supply fears, even though regional supply bottlenecks persisted outside the US.
* EX-DIVS :Games Workshop GAW.L and BAE Systems BAES.L will trade without entitlement to its latest dividend pay-out on Thursday
* FTSE 100: Britain's FTSE 100 edged higher on Wednesday, supported by gains in oil majors and financial stocks, though hotter-than-expected inflation reinforced expectations of a Bank of England interest rate hike, limiting the index's upside.
     
* UK CORPORATE DIARY:   
LSEG
LSEG.L 
Q3 trading statement
J Sainsbury
SBRY.L 
HY results
Barclays
BARC.L 
Q3 results
Intercontinental Hotels
 IHG.L 
Q3 trading statement
Pearson
PSON.L 
Q3 trading statement
Rentokil
RTO.L 
Q3 trading statement
Relx
REL.L 
Q3 trading statement
Synthomer
SYNTS.L 
Q3 trading statement
Bloomsbury
BLPU.L 
HY trading statement
Inchcape
INCH.L 
Q3 trading statement
 
Hunting 
HTG.L
Q3 trading statement
Schroders
SDR.L
9M earnings release
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 (Compiled by Tuhina in Bengaluru)
 ((tuhina@thomsonreuters.com))