UK Stocks-Factors to watch on April 27 (updated)
27/04/2026 07:45
Adds news items, updates futures April 27 (Reuters) - Britain's FTSE 100 .FTSE index is seen opening flat on Monday, with futures FFIc1 down 0.04%. * SERAPHIM SPACE INVESTMENT TRUST: Seraphim Space Investment Trust SSIT.L announced on Monday plans to raise up to 350 million pounds ($473.83 million) via a placement of new 'C' shares at 100 pence per share. * CLOSE BROTHERS: Close Brothers CBRO.L have decided not to launch a legal challenge against the UK financial regulator's 9.1 billion pound ($12.31 billion) compensation scheme for consumers who were allegedly mis-sold car finance, Sky News reported on Saturday. * EDINBURGH WORLDWIDE INVESTMENT TRUST: Edinburgh Worldwide Investment Trust EWI.L said on Friday it will provide shareholders with exit opportunities if they vote against an activist investor's attempt to take control of the board at the annual general meeting on April 30. * INTERTEK: British product testing firm Intertek ITRK.L rejected a revised takeover bid of 54 pounds per share from Swedish private equity group EQT AB EQTAB.ST on Friday, saying the proposal fundamentally undervalued the company and its prospects. * OIL: Oil prices were up more than 1% on Monday as peace talks between the U.S. and Iran stalled while shipments through the Strait of Hormuz remained limited, keeping global oil supplies tight. * GOLD: Gold prices held largely steady, as investors stayed on the sidelines awaiting clarity on the stalled peace talks between the United States and Iran. * METALS: Nickel prices gained on Monday, supported by renewed fears of supply cuts triggered by lower ore quotas in top producer Indonesia and an acute shortage of sulphur stemming from the prolonged Iran war. * 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 Ankita Bora and Roshni Srivastava in Bengaluru) ((Ankita.Bora@thomsonreuters.com))