UK Stocks-Factors to watch on April 8 (updated)
08/04/2026 07:49
Adds news items April 8 (Reuters) - Britain's FTSE 100 .FTSE index is seen opening higher on Wednesday with futures FFIc1 up 3.17%. * SHELL: Shell SHEL.L trimmed its first-quarter outlook for its integrated gas production, reflecting the impact of the Middle East conflict on volumes in Qatar. * CLOSE BROTHERS: Close Brothers CBRO.L said Britain's motor finance redress scheme will cost it 320 million pounds ($429.50 million), broadly in line with its existing provision. * CAPRICORN ENERGY: Capricorn Energy CNE.L said the deadline for Cafani Group-affiliated investment vehicle Alamadiyaf al-Masiyyah to make a formal takeover offer for the UK-based company has been extended by about a month until May 6. * RENISHAW: Renishaw RSW.L said it has appointed John Shipsey as its new chief financial officer and David Grant as permanent chairman. * BP: Local suppliers stepped in to resolve a temporary jet fuel shortage at four Italian airports, three sources told Reuters on Tuesday. The four airports had last week alerted airlines to limited availability of jet fuel supplied by Air BP, the aviation division of BP BP.L, between April 2 and April 9. * GAMMA COMMUNICATIONS: Gamma Communications GAMA.L said on Tuesday that it is in preliminary discussions with a number of interested counterparties for a potential sale. * HOUSE PRICES: British house prices slid unexpectedly last month as economic uncertainty stemming from the Iran war hurt buyer demand, mortgage lender Halifax said. * COMMODITIES: Oil fell below $100 per barrel on Wednesday, while gold prices climbed to a near three-week high, and copper prices rose to a three-week high as well. * 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 Roshni Srivastava in Bengaluru) ((roshni.srivastava@thomsonreuters.com))