UK Stocks-Factors to watch on March 9 (updated)
09/03/2026 07:58
Adds news items March 9 (Reuters) - Britain's FTSE 100 .FTSE index is seen opening down on Monday, with futures FFIc1 down 1.14%. * CLARKSONS: Clarksons CKN.L posted a 21% drop in its annual profit, as geopolitical uncertainty and tariff tensions in the first half of the year weighed on its broking and support divisions. * GSK: GSK GSK.L will receive up to $690 million from Italian pharmaceutical company Alfasigma for the worldwide rights to linerixibat, an experimental treatment for severe itching in patients with a rare liver disease. * M&C SAATCHI: British advertising group M&C Saatchi SAA.L said its chief executive, Zaid Al-Qassab, will step down, effective March 31, after less than two years in the role. * YORKSHIRE WATER: Private equity firm EQT EQTAB.ST has agreed to buy a 42% stake in the parent firm of Yorkshire Water, the utility said on Monday, even as the sector faces tighter regulations and scrutiny over finances and environmental standards. * BP: BP BP.L plans to carry out scheduled maintenance at the Central Azeri platform for 11 days in August 2026, the company's regional president for Azerbaijan, Georgia and Turkey Giovanni Cristofoli said. * BANK OF ENGLAND: The Bank of England is questioning lenders, including Barclays BARC.L, about their exposure to collapsed UK-based mortgage lender Market Financial Solutions, the Financial Times reported on Friday. * EMPLOYMENT: Starting salaries for permanent staff in Britain declined last month at the slowest pace since October, according to a survey. *COMMODITIES: Oil prices came off earlier highs but were still up more than 15%, gold fell, as a stronger U.S. dollar weighed on greenback-priced bullion, and aluminium prices in London hit their highest level in nearly four years. * 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 Tuhina and Roshni Srivastava in Bengaluru) ((tuhina@thomsonreuters.com))