UK Stocks-Factors to watch on Aug 4

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04/08/2022 06:20

Aug 4 (Reuters) - Britain's FTSE 100 index  .FTSE  is seen
opening higher on Thursday, with futures  FFIc1  up 0.1%.
    * UNILEVER: Ben & Jerry's independent board said parent
company Unilever Plc,  ULVR.L  with which it is locked in a
dispute over the sale of its Israeli business, had frozen its
directors' salaries in July as a pressure tactic ahead of a
mediation on the matter.  urn:newsml:reuters.com:*:nL1N2ZF1OZ
    * M&S: Britain's Marks and Spencer (M&S)  MKS.L  said it
would stop selling disposable barbecues in order to reduce the
risk of fires in dry conditions following a record heatwave.
 urn:newsml:reuters.com:*:nL8N2ZF6O0
    * REGULATOR: Britain's competition regulator said that
Canadian cloud-based software firm Dye & Durham  DND.TO  should
sell UK-based TM Group after its investigation identified
competition concerns.  urn:newsml:reuters.com:*:nL4N2ZF26P
    * AUTOS: British new car registrations fell about 9% in July
from a year earlier, according to preliminary industry data
released by the Society of Motor Manufacturers and Traders
(SMMT) on Thursday.  urn:newsml:reuters.com:*:nL4N2ZF3HH 
    * BOE: The Bank of England is expected to raise interest
rates by the most since 1995, even as the risks of a recession
mount, in an attempt to stop a surge in inflation from becoming
embedded in Britain's economy.  urn:newsml:reuters.com:*:nL8N2ZF631
    * HARLEQUIN: The chairman of failed luxury Caribbean hotel
and resort developer Harlequin Group was convicted of defrauding
226 million pounds ($274 million) from more than 8,000 investors
in Britain.  urn:newsml:reuters.com:*:nL1N2ZF1UK
    * Britain's main stock indexes closed higher on Wednesday as
Avast surged after it won regulatory approval for
NortonLifeLock's $8.6 billion deal, while banks rose a day
before an expected interest rate hike from the Bank of England.
 urn:newsml:reuters.com:*:nL4N2ZF1UM
    
    * UK CORPORATE DIARY:   
    Mondi Group       MNDI.L         HY Results
                                          
     Convatec         CTEC.L         HY Results
                                          
       Hikma          HIK.L          HY Results
  Pharmaceuticals                         
                                
     Glencore         GLEN.L         HY Results
                                          
      Spirent         SPT.L          HY Results
                                          
       Evraz          EVRE.L         HY Results
                                          
    Meggitt Plc       MGGT.L         HY Results
                                          
  Tritax Big Box     BBOXT.L         HY Results
       Reit                               
                                
    Serco Group       SRP.L          HY Results
                                          
     NEXT Plc         NXT.L     Q2 Trading statement
                                          
    Rolls Royce        RR.L          HY Results
                                          
    
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 (Reporting by Muhammed Husain in Bengaluru)
 ((Muhammed.husain@thomsonreuters.com))