UK Stocks-Factors to watch on August 4 (updated)

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04/08/2026 07:59

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Aug 4 (Reuters) - Britain's FTSE 100 .FTSE index is seen opening higher on Tuesday, with futures FFIc1 up 0.3%. 
* SEGRO: Segro SGRO.L has agreed to be bought by rival U.S. logistics firm Prologis PLD.N in a deal worth up to £14.3 billion.
* BP: BP BP.L posted a second-quarter underlying replacement cost profit, its version of net income, of $5.73 billion.
* SMITH+NEPHEW: Smith+Nephew SN.L cut its full-year revenue growth forecast.
* TRAVIS PERKINS: Travis Perkins TPK.L reported a 6.3% rise in half-year adjusted operating profit. 
* DOMINO'S PIZZA: Domino's Pizza Group DOM.L reported a 3.6% rise in half-yearly underlying core profit. 
* SIG: SIG SHI.L reported a 31% slump in first-half profit on Tuesday, hurt by lower demand in a weak construction market and rising costs. 
* METRO BANK: Metro Bank MTRO.L reported a 34% jump in first-half profit. 
* HSBC: HSBC Holdings HSBA.L reported a 23% first-half profit surge that bettered expectations.
* ASTON MARTIN: Aston Martin's AML.L creditors has threatened legal action against the carmaker after learning that it plans to sell a portion of its branding and naming rights as part of a new debt financing package, the Financial Times reported.
* AUTO: Battery electric vehicle registrations in Britain jumped 49% in July from a year earlier, taking more than a quarter of the new car market and running ahead of the zero-emission vehicle mandate path for a second month, New AutoMotive data showed.
* COMMODITIES: Oil prices rebounded 1%, gold nudged higher, and copper prices rose. 
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 (Compiled by Neeshita Beura and Megha Kumari in Bengaluru)
 ((Neeshita.Beura@thomsonreuters.com))