UK Stocks-Factors to watch on June 5 (updated)

Credit Suisse AG

05/06/2023 07:55

(Updates futures level in paragraph 1, adds new items in first
and second bullets)
       June 5 (Reuters) - Britain's FTSE 100  .FTSE  index is
seen opening higher on Monday, with futures  FFIc1  up 0.26%.
    
    * DIAGEO: Diageo Plc  DGE.L , the world's biggest spirits
company, on Monday said CEO-designate Debra Crew will assume the
top role on an interim basis immediately as outgoing boss Ivan
Menezes undergoes medical treatment.
        * Polymetal International: Gold and silver producer
Polymetal International  POLYP.L  said that top management at
its Russian operations had resigned from all executive positions
following the imposition of U.S. sanctions in May.
    * CREDIT SUISSE: UBS  UBSG.S  said it will complete its
takeover of Credit Suisse  CSGN.S  "as early as June 12",
creating a giant Swiss bank with a balance sheet of $1.6
trillion following a government-backed rescue earlier this year.
    * NEW CAR SALES: Britain's new car sales still below
pre-pandemic level despite a rise it witnessed in May from a
year earlier, according to the preliminary industry data
released by the Society of Motor Manufacturers and Traders
(SMMT).
    * ASTRAZENECA: AstraZeneca's  AZN.L  lung cancer therapy,
Tagrisso, cut the risk of death by more than half in patients
with a certain form of lung cancer who were diagnosed early
enough to have their tumour surgically removed, trial data
showed.
    * OIL: Oil prices jumped more than $1 a barrel after the
world's top exporter Saudi Arabia pledged to cut production by
another 1 million barrels per day from July, counteracting
macroeconomic headwinds that have depressed markets.
    * GOLD: Gold prices edged lower in rangebound trading as the
dollar firmed after a strong U.S. payrolls report, overshadowing
support from prospects that the Federal Reserve would pause its
rate hikes this month.


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 (Reporting by Radhika Anilkumar in Bengaluru)
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