UK Stocks-Factors to watch on October 15
UK Stocks-Factors to watch on October 15 Oct 15 (Reuters) - Britain's FTSE 100 .FTSE index is seen opening lower on Thursday, with futures FFIc1 down 0.2%.
* INTEREST RATE: A future interest rate increase by the Bank of England should not be interpreted by investors as the start of a long series of increases, BoE Chief Economist Huw Pill said on Thursday.
* SHIPPING: British finance minister John Healey called on other nations to tighten sanctions on Russia-linked shipping, as he prepared to meet his foreign counterparts at the International Monetary Fund's annual meetings in Bangkok on Thursday.
* OIL: Oil prices fell more than 1% as investors weighed risks to supply from attacks on shipping through the Strait of Hormuz against US efforts to cut petroleum shipping costs by easing sanctions on vessels.
* GOLD: Gold rose more than 1%, rebounding from a one-week low hit in the previous session as the US dollar eased.
* METALS: Copper slipped, pressured by a selloff in the equities markets and concerns about further interest rate hikes, while aluminium prices fell for a third straight session.
* EX-DIVS: Diageo DGE.L, Tesco TSCO.L and Smiths Group SMIN.L will trade without entitlement to its latest dividend pay-out on Thursday.
* FTSE: UK stocks ended higher on Wednesday, supported by a rise in healthcare and consumer staples sectors, which gained on a weaker sterling after data showed US inflation came in hotter than expected.
* UK CORPORATE DIARY:
Entain | ENT.L | Q3 trading statement |
Mondi | MNDI.L | Q3 trading statement |
Travis Perkins | TRK.L | Q3 trading statement |
Antofagasta | ANTO.L | Q3 production report |
Dunelm | DNLM.L | Q1 trading statement |
Rank Group | RNK.L | Q1 Trading statement |
Kenmare Resources | KMR.L | Q3 production update |
Jupiter Fund | JUP.L | Q3 trading statement |
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(Compiled by Roshni Srivastava in Bengaluru)