UK Stocks-Factors to watch on October 2 (updated)

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02/10/2026 07:53

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Oct 2 (Reuters) - Britain's FTSE 100 .FTSE index is seen opening up on Friday, with futures FFIc1 up 0.3%.
     
* CAPITA: Britain's Capita CPI.L has been hit with a fresh government review over its handling of the troubled civil service pension scheme, with the outsourcing firm saying on Friday that its performance remains below expected standards.
 * J D WETHERSPOON: British pub chain J D Wetherspoon JDW.L on Friday posted an 8.6% rise in like-for-like sales at the start of its fiscal 2027, as hot weather drew more customers to its facilities.
 * UK'S CMA: Britain's competition watchdog said on Friday it had provisionally found that Nexfibre's acquisition of fibre broadband operator Netomnia could substantially reduce competition in the wholesale supply of fixed broadband services.
 * ASTRAZENECA: AstraZeneca AZN.L and Daiichi Sankyo 4568.T said on Friday that they have entered into a clinical collaboration with Summit Therapeutics SMMT.O to test their cancer drug Datroway in combination with Summit's ivonescimab across multiple tumour types, including lung and breast cancers.
* BAE SYSTEMS: BAE Systems BAES.L is among the potential bidders that are in the early stages of exploring an offer for Robin Radar Systems.
* HOME REIT: More than 800 investors have sued Home REIT HOMEH.L alleging they were misled about the security of its rental income, financial strength, and social impact.
* DEMENTIA: UK's national research agency is backing a plan to speed up dementia testing with up to £80 million in funding, to improve diagnosis rates and cut waiting times that can exceed a year.
* COMMODITIES: Oil prices were broadly stable on Friday, Gold steadied but was still headed for a second consecutive weekly decline, and Copper recovered some of the previous days' losses on supply concerns
     
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(Compiled by Anushka Chourasia and Krisha Bhatt in Bengaluru)
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