UK Stocks-Factors to watch on Jan 31

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31/01/2022 05:27

Jan 31 - Britain's FTSE 100  .FTSE  index is seen opening
higher on Monday with futures  FfIc1  up 0.49%.
    
    * CVC CAPITAL PARTNERS: British private equity firm CVC
Capital Partners said on Friday that Steve Koltes, co-founder
and co-chairman, will step down from the role before Oct. 1.
 urn:newsml:reuters.com:*:nL4N2U8443
    * OCTOPUS ENERGY: Octopus Energy Ltd is now the fifth
biggest power supplier in the UK after taking on new customers
which increased its revenues last year following the collapse of
smaller suppliers. urn:newsml:reuters.com:*:nL8N2U85Y2  
    * ASTRAZENECA: Chinese authorities summoned officials of
AstraZeneca China regarding an investigation of suspected
medical insurance fraud by the company's employees, the National
Healthcare Security Administration (NHSA) said on
Saturday. urn:newsml:reuters.com:*:nL1N2U9078
    * PEARSON: Education group Pearson  PSON.L  has agreed to
buy the certification company Credly to expand its offering to
businesses looking to train and retain workers at a time of
tight labour markets and rapid technological
innovation. urn:newsml:reuters.com:*:nL8N2UA0DQ
    * COVID-19 VACCINATIONS: Britain will this week begin
offering vaccinations to children aged between five and 11 who
are most at risk from coronavirus, the state-run National Health
Service said on Sunday. urn:newsml:reuters.com:*:nL8N2U909R
    * OIL: Oil rose 1%, hovering near 7-year highs hit in the
previous session, amid concerns over tight supply as well as
geopolitical tensions in Eastern Europe and the Middle
East. urn:newsml:reuters.com:*:nL1N2UB00X
    * GOLD: Gold prices fell for a fourth consecutive session
and were set for their biggest monthly drop since last
September, as the U.S. dollar strengthened ahead of key central
bank meetings, making bullion more expensive for holders of
other currencies. urn:newsml:reuters.com:*:nL4N2UB0FK
    * British stocks weakened on Friday as investors locked in
gains in bank shares, while the prospect of more policy
tightening saw the domestically-exposed midcap index mark its
weakest month in nearly two years.  urn:newsml:reuters.com:*:nL4N2U82FG
    
    * UK CORPORATE DIARY:   
    
 SThree Plc   STEMS.L    FY results
 Evraz        EVZ.L      Q4 trading update
 Ryanair      RYA.I      Q3 earnings
  


    
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 (Reporting by Sinchita Mitra in Bengaluru; Editing by Shailesh
Kuber)
 ((Sinchita.Mitra@thomsonreuters.com;))