UK Stocks-Factors to watch on January 12
12/01/2026 05:39
Jan 12 (Reuters) - Britain's FTSE 100 .FTSE index is seen opening lower on Monday, with futures FFIc1 down 0.1%. * RIO TINTO: The U.S. SEC dismissed its lawsuit against former Rio Tinto RIO.L, RIO.AX chief financial officer Guy Elliott. * DAR GLOBAL: Dar Global DARD.L will launch two Trump-branded luxury projects in Riyadh and Jeddah with a combined value of $10 billion. * WH SMITH: The travel retail group SMWH.L is drawing up plans to find a new chairman amid a battle to restore investors' faith in the company, Sky News reported. * ASTRAZENECA: Walmart WMT.O will replace AstraZeneca AZN.L, AZN.O in the Nasdaq-100 Index on January 20, the exchange operator said. * JOBS: Britain's jobs market cooled in December but starting salaries for permanent jobs rose at a faster pace, according to a survey of recruiters. * OIL: Oil prices edged higher as escalating protests in Iran sparked concerns about supplies, while efforts to resume oil exports from Venezuela and expectations the market will be oversupplied this year limited gains. * METALS: Copper prices gained bolstered by a weaker dollar and rising hopes of better demand as top buyer China plans to roll out policies to spur domestic consumer demand. * GOLD: Gold prices broke through the $4,600 per-ounce level for the first time, as investors snapped up safe havens due to heightened geopolitical uncertainties and a criminal probe into Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell. * FTSE: UK's FTSE 100 clocked a record high close on Friday as global sentiment got a lift from a U.S. jobs report which kept future Federal Reserve interest cuts on the table. * UK CORPORATE DIARY:
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