UK Stocks-Factors to watch on October 20
20/10/2025 06:17
Oct 20 (Reuters) - Britain's FTSE 100 .FTSE index is seen opening higher on Monday, with futures FFIc1 up 0.30%.
* ASTRAZENECA: AstraZeneca AZN.L and Daiichi Sankyo's 4568.T drug Enhertu has shown strong results in two pivotal studies in the early stage of a certain type of breast cancer, according to data announced on Saturday.
* HEATHROW: Former BT Group CEO Philip Jansen, who now chairs marketing services group WPP WPP.L, is in advanced talks with Heathrow's board and shareholders about taking on the role of chairman of the airport, Sky News reported on Saturday.
* PENSION FUNDS: The British government on Monday launched a club of 20 of the country's largest pension funds in an effort to drum up more coordinated backing for local infrastructure and businesses, part of a wider drive to stimulate private investment and speed up economic growth.
* CLEAN ENERGY WORKERS: Britain announced a national plan on Sunday to train and recruit hundreds of thousands of workers for industrial jobs amid growing demand in the clean energy sector.
* HOUSING MARKET: Asking prices for British homes barely rose in what is usually a busy autumn sales period, according to a survey published on Monday that added to signs of uncertainty in the housing market ahead of finance minister Rachel Reeves' budget in November.
* COMMODITIES: Oil prices dipped on Monday, gold prices edged higher, and Shanghai copper gained.
* FTSE: The UK blue-chip index .FTSE ended down 0.9% at 9,353 points, hitting a two-week low on Friday, weighed down by losses in heavyweight lenders that joined a global selloff in financial stocks on concerns over the health of U.S. regional banks.
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