Refile: UK Stocks-Factors to watch on August 4

Capita

04/08/2026 05:57

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Aug 4 (Reuters) - Britain's FTSE 100 .FTSE index is seen opening up on Tuesday, with futures FFIc1 up 0.3%.

* HSBC: HSBC Holdings HSBA.L reported a 23% first-half profit surge that bettered expectations, as rising net interest income and revenue from wealth management pushed up fee income on robust money and deal flows.
* ASTON MARTIN: Aston Martin's AML.L creditors has threatened legal action against the carmaker after learning that it plans to sell a portion of its branding and naming rights as part of a new debt financing package, the Financial Times reported.
* AUTO: Battery electric vehicle registrations in Britain jumped 49% in July from a year earlier, taking more than a quarter of the new car market and running ahead of the zero-emission vehicle mandate path for a second month, New AutoMotive data showed.
* COMMODITIES: Oil prices rebounded 1%, gold nudged higher, and copper prices rose. 
* FTSE: The UK's FTSE 100 edged lower on Monday, as a fall in AstraZeneca shares after reports of a potential tie-up with U.S. drugmaker Bristol Myers Squibb overshadowed improving sentiment from lower oil prices.

* UK CORPORATE DIARY:
BP
BP.L
Q2 results
Smith + Nephew 
SN.L 
HY results
Domino's Pizza Group
DOM.L 
HY results
Metro Bank 
MTRO.L 
HY results
Fresnillo
FRES.L 
HY results
ConvaTec
CTEC.L
HY results
Capita 
CPI.L 
HY results
SIG  
SHI.L
HY results
Travis Perkins
TPK.L 
HY results
Coca Cola Europacific 
CCEPC.L 
HY results
Synthomer 
SYNTS.L 
HY results
     
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 (Compiled by Neeshita Beura in Bengaluru)
 ((Neeshita.Beura@thomsonreuters.com))