UK Stocks-UK Factors to watch on July 17

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17/07/2025 06:16

July 17 (Reuters) - Britain's FTSE 100 .FTSE index is seen opening higher on Thursday, with futures FFIc1 up 0.4%.

* NCC GROUP: UK-based global cybersecurity specialist NCC Group NCCG.L said on Wednesday it is in the early stages of reviewing strategic options for its cyber business, if the sale of its Escode unit goes ahead.

* COATS GROUP: British thread manufacturer Coats Group COA.L said on Wednesday it would buy U.S.-based footwear insole maker OrthoLite for $770 million, including debt.

* BAE SYSTEMS: BAE Systems BAES.L said on Wednesday it was developing a new weaponised drone, aiming to offer military customers a lower-cost option for countering unmanned aircraft that have come to dominate the battlefield in Ukraine.

* IAG: British Airways owner IAG ICAG.L said on Wednesday it would invest in Portuguese flag carrier TAP and expand its main Lisbon hub if IAG won the race for a stake in TAP's partial privatisation.

* COMMODITIES: Oil prices rose in early trade, gold prices dipped, and copper prices inched lower in London and Shanghai on Thursday.

* EX-DIVS: No FTSE 100 stock will trade without entitlement to its latest dividend pay-out on Thursday.

* FTSE: UK stocks closed lower in volatile trade on Wednesday on investors' concerns over the U.S. Federal Reserve's independence, while investors awaited domestic employment data later in the week.

* UK CORPORATE DIARY:

Ocado
OCDO.L
HY results
Easyjet
EZJ.L
Q3 results
Frasers
FRAS.L
FY results
SSE
SSE.L
Q1 trading update
Wise
WISEa.L
Q1 trading update
Diploma
DPLM.L
Q3 trading update
QinetiQ
QQ.L
Q1 trading update
Dunelm
DNLM.L
Q4 & FY trading update

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 (Compiled by Nithyashree R B in Bengaluru)

 ((NithyashreeRB@thomsonreuters.com;))