UK Stocks-Factors to watch on Jan 27
27/01/2025 05:32
Jan 27 (Reuters) - Britain's FTSE 100 .FTSE index is
seen opening lower on Monday, with futures FFIc1 down 0.21%.
* UNILEVER: Ben & Jerry's ratcheted up its censorship
lawsuit against Unilever ULVR.L on Friday, accusing its parent
company of suppressing a social policy statement the U.S. ice
cream maker wanted to release because it mentioned President
Donald Trump.
* WH SMITH: British retailer WH Smith SMWH.L is exploring
potential strategic options for its UK high street business,
including a sale, it said on Saturday after media reports.
* ANGLO AMERICAN: Australia's BHP BHP.AX will not be
making a fresh bid for rival miner Anglo American AAL.L in the
near term because its shares have become too expensive, the
Financial Times reported on Saturday, citing three people close
to the situation.
* DIAGEO: Diageo DGE.L does not intend to sell its beer
brand Guinness or its stake in Moet Hennessy, LVMH's LVMH.PA
drinks unit, the world's top spirits makers said.
* UK EMPLOYERS: A clear majority of British businesses look
set to cut the size of pay awards for staff in response to
coming tax hikes, two surveys showed.
* RACHEL REEVES: British finance minister Rachel Reeves will
later this week announce plans to allow corporate pension scheme
surpluses worth tens of billions of pounds to be released and
reinvested, Sky News reported.
* OIL: Oil prices slipped.
* GOLD: Gold prices dipped.
* METALS: London copper eased.
* FTSE 100: Britain's FTSE 100 fell on Friday, as a jump in
sterling hurt export-oriented firms, while Burberry soared after
a strong U.S. holiday season helped the luxury firm beat
quarterly sales expectations.
* UK CORPORATE DIARY:
Dr Martens DOCS.L Q3 trading
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(Reporting by DhanushVignesh Babu in Bengaluru)
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