UK Stocks-Factors to watch on May 14 (updated)
14/05/2026 07:53
Adds new items, updates futures May 14 (Reuters) - Britain's FTSE 100 .FTSE index is seen opening higher on Thursday, with futures FFIc1 up 0.4%. * BURBERRY: Burberry BRBY.L reported fourth-quarter sales in line with expectations. * NATIONAL GRID: National Grid NG.L posted annual profit below market expectations. * ITV: ITV said it remained in "active discussions" to sell its media and entertainment division to Comcast's Sky. * PREMIER FOODS: Premier Foods PFD.L beat market expectations for annual headline trading profit and raised its dividend by 20%. * PRINCES GROUP: Princes Group PRN.L posted a 17% rise in first-quarter adjusted core profit. * WATCHES OF SWITZERLAND: Watches of Switzerland expects fiscal 2026 profit above market expectations. * AVIVA: Aviva AV.L posted a 19% rise in first-quarter general insurance premiums to 3.4 billion pounds. * SPIRE HEALTHCARE: Spire Healthcare SPI.L said it received a 250 pence per share buyout proposal from the British specialist investment manager Toscafund Asset Management. * BP: BP BP.L will meet with union leaders coming Monday to resume contract negotiations for workers at its Whiting, Indiana, oil refinery, the company and United Steelworkers union said. * CREDIT REGULATION: Britain's Financial Conduct Authority has been discussing plans to overhaul its reporting requirements with some of the world's biggest credit groups, the Financial Times reported. * ECONOMY: Britain's economy expanded unexpectedly in March to cap another strong first quarter. * HOUSING: Buyers in Britain's housing market stayed downbeat last month, a survey from the Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors showed. * COMMODITIES: Oil prices rose, copper fell , and gold prices were steady * EX-DIVS: HSBC Holdings HSBA.L, BP BP.L, GSK GSK.L, Tesco TSCO.L, and Coca-Cola HBC AG CCH.BN will trade without entitlement to its latest dividend pay-out on Thursday. * 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))