UK Stocks-Factors to watch on October 15 (updated)
UPDATE 1-UK Stocks-Factors to watch on October 15 Adds new items, updates futures
Oct 15 (Reuters) - Britain's FTSE 100 .FTSE index is seen opening flat on Thursday, with futures FFIc1 largely unchanged.
* EASYJET: EasyJet EZJ.L published the scheme document for its £5.7 billion takeover by Apollo APO.N, setting a shareholder vote for November and reaffirming its expectations to close the deal before the end of the first quarter of 2027.
* ANTOFAGASTA: Antofagasta ANTO.L reported a 7% rise in third-quarter copper production and maintained its annual guidance.
* TRAVIS PERKINS: Travis Perkins TPK.L reported a 1.3% fall in like-for-like sales in the third quarter.
* JUPITER FUND MANAGEMENT: Jupiter Fund Management JUP.L reported higher third-quarter net inflows.
* BRITISH LAND: British Land BLND.L said it expects strong interim profit and rental income growth, driven by demand for its London office campuses and retail parks.
* DUNELM: Dunelm DNLM.L posted a marginal rise in first-quarter sales, as demand for curtains, shutters and kitchenware rebounded.
* MONDI: Mondi MNDI.L said it decided to hike prices for several paper grades during the third quarter.
* ECONOMY: Britain's economy grew unexpectedly in August, official data showed.
* 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.
* 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.
* COMMODITIES: Oil prices fell, gold prices climbed, and copper slipped.
* 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.
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(Compiled by Roshni Srivastava in Bengaluru)