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

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04/09/2023 07:53

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       Sept 4 (Reuters) - Britain's FTSE 100  .FTSE  index is
seen opening higher on Monday, with futures  FFIc1  up 0.48%. 
    * WOOD GROUP: British oilfield services firm Wood Group
 WG.L  said it had signed a new master services agreement and
associated contracts valued at around $330 million for UK North
Sea operations with Harbour Energy.
    * ERGOMED: British biopharmaceutical services firm Ergomed
 ERGO.L  said it has agreed to be bought by private equity firm
Permira funds for about 703.1 mln pounds ($886.75 mln).    
    * CMC MARKETS: Online trading platform CMC Markets Plc
 CMCX.L  said Albert Soleiman had been appointed as its chief
financial officer with effect from Sept. 1.
    * NOVO NORDISK: Novo Nordisk  NOVOb.CO  launched its
weight-loss injection Wegovy in Britain, its second debut in
Europe in just over a month as the drugmaker seeks to expand in
the region even as it struggles to keep up with soaring demand.
        * HOME REIT: Home REIT  HOMEH.L  said it has 
    appointed
     global property services firm Jones Lang LaSalle to
undertake valuations of the entire portfolio of the housing
provider for the homeless.
  
    * LSEG: The London Stock Exchange Group  LSEG.L  has drawn
up plans for a new digital markets business to offer extensive
trading of traditional financial assets on the blockchain
technology known for powering cryptocurrency, the Financial
Times reported.
    * VERY GROUP: Britain's Lloyds Banking Group  LLOY.L  is in
talks with the Barclay family and U.S. private equity firm
Carlyle  CG.O  over Very Group, an online retailer and financial
services provider, the Financial Times reported on Friday.
    * GOLD: Gold prices climbed towards a one-month peak scaled
in the previous session.
        * METALS: Shanghai nickel 
    rallied
     about 5% to its highest level in nearly four months.
  
        
  
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 (Reporting by Hani Kollathodi and Zainab Saifee in Bengaluru)
 ((Hani.Kollathodi@thomsonreuters.com;))