UK Stocks-Factors to watch on February 24

City of London Investment

24/02/2026 04:44

Feb 24 (Reuters) - Britain's FTSE 100 .FTSE index is seen opening lower on Tuesday, with futures FFIc1 down 0.05%.

* STANDARD CHARTERED: Standard Chartered STAN.L reported that full-year pretax profit rose 16%, as robust global banking and strong wealth inflows boosted revenue at the emerging markets-focused lender.

* OIL: Oil prices hovered below an almost seven-month high as traders gauged the outlook for U.S.-Iran nuclear talks amid heightened Middle East tensions, while also weighing uncertainty around U.S. trade policy.

* METALS: Copper pulled higher as Chinese traders return to the market after holiday, while caution stemming from rising inventories and U.S. tariff uncertainties persists.

* GOLD: Gold prices fell as investors booked profits after bullion rose more than 2% in the previous session, while pressure from a stronger dollar also weighed on the yellow metal.

* FTSE: The UK's FTSE 100 ended flat on Monday as uncertainty over U.S. trade policy largely stymied trade, although Johnson Matthey slumped after the chemical company accepted a cut to the sale price of its catalyst unit to Honeywell.

     * UK CORPORATE DIARY:

Unite Group
UTG.L
FY prelim
McBride
MCB.L
HY results
Croda
CRDA.L
FY results
ConvaTec
CTEC.L
FY results
City of London Investment Group
CLIG.L
HY results

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 (Compiled by Neeshita Beura in Bengaluru)

 ((Neeshita.Beura@thomsonreuters.com))