Refile: UK Stocks-Factors to watch on August 4
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Aug 4 (Reuters) - Britain's FTSE 100 .FTSE index is seen opening up on Tuesday, with futures FFIc1 up 0.3%.
* HSBC: HSBC Holdings HSBA.L reported a 23% first-half profit surge that bettered expectations, as rising net interest income and revenue from wealth management pushed up fee income on robust money and deal flows.
* ASTON MARTIN: Aston Martin's AML.L creditors has threatened legal action against the carmaker after learning that it plans to sell a portion of its branding and naming rights as part of a new debt financing package, the Financial Times reported.
* AUTO: Battery electric vehicle registrations in Britain jumped 49% in July from a year earlier, taking more than a quarter of the new car market and running ahead of the zero-emission vehicle mandate path for a second month, New AutoMotive data showed.
* COMMODITIES: Oil prices rebounded 1%, gold nudged higher, and copper prices rose.
* FTSE: The UK's FTSE 100 edged lower on Monday, as a fall in AstraZeneca shares after reports of a potential tie-up with U.S. drugmaker Bristol Myers Squibb overshadowed improving sentiment from lower oil prices.
* UK CORPORATE DIARY:
BP | BP.L | Q2 results |
Smith + Nephew | SN.L | HY results |
Domino's Pizza Group | DOM.L | HY results |
Metro Bank | MTRO.L | HY results |
Fresnillo | FRES.L | HY results |
ConvaTec | CTEC.L | HY results |
Capita | CPI.L | HY results |
SIG | SHI.L | HY results |
Travis Perkins | TPK.L | HY results |
Coca Cola Europacific | CCEPC.L | HY results |
Synthomer | SYNTS.L | HY results |
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(Compiled by Neeshita Beura in Bengaluru)