UK Stocks-Factors to watch on Jan 23 (updated)
23/01/2025 07:46
(Adds new items, updates futures)
Jan 23 - Britain's FTSE 100 .FTSE index is seen
opening lower on Thursday, with futures FFIc1 down 0.31%.
* SHELL: Shell SHEL.L said Huibert Vigeveno, its director
of Downstream, Renewables and Energy Solutions will step down
after 30 years with the energy major, and be replaced by insider
Machteld de Haan.
* IG GROUP: British online trading platform IG Group
IGG.L posted a 30% rise in its first-half profit on Thursday,
helped by higher client activity in a volatile financial market.
* AB FOODS: Associated British Foods ABF.L downgraded
the annual sales guidance for its Primark budget clothing
business on Thursday after a disappointing Christmas quarter.
* CMC Markets: British trading platform CMC Markets
CMCX.L said that it remains on track to achieve annual net
operating income as previously guided, and is confident of
meeting its cost forecast due to market volatility in the final
quarter of 2024.
* IQE: British semiconductor wafer maker IQE IQE.L
said its 2024 sales and core earnings would exceed its earlier
expectations, helped in part by cost-control measures.
* WORKSPACE: London-focused flexible office-space
provider Workspace WKP.L said it has continued to experience
higher levels of customer churn, including tenants vacating
larger spaces, as challenging macroeconomic conditions weigh on
the sector.
* SSP: Upper Crust owner SSP SSPG.L said Geert
Verellen will join in early April as CFO designate, as current
finance head and deputy CEO Jonathan Davies decided to retire
after 20 years with the company.
* EX-DIVS: Carr's Group CARRC.L , Games Workshop GAW.L ,
Foresight Solar FSFL.L , will trade without entitlement to its
latest dividend pay-out.
* OIL: Oil prices dipped in Asian trade on Thursday.
* GOLD: Gold prices eased from a near three-month peak.
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(Reporting by DhanushVignesh Babu in Bengaluru)
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