UK Stocks-Factors to watch on Jan 31 (updated)

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31/01/2022 07:37

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    Jan 31 - Britain's FTSE 100  .FTSE  index is seen opening
higher on Monday with futures  FfIc1  up 0.79%.
    * RYANAIR: Ryanair  RYA.I  reported a loss of 96 million
euros ($107 million) for the final three months of 2021, but
said it was hopeful that rivals' cuts to capacity may help push
prices up in the key summer season. urn:newsml:reuters.com:*:nL1N2UB07F
    * STHREE PLC: British recruiting firm SThree Plc  STEMS.L 
reported a 99% rise in annual profit on Monday, helped by a
red-hot job market as companies rush to fill-up vacancies post
lockdowns. urn:newsml:reuters.com:*:nL4N2UB1NM
    * PURPLEBRICKS GROUP: UK online estate agent Purplebricks
Group Plc  PURP.L  on Monday forecast a return to growth in 2023
after it posted a half-year loss on rise in investments,
following a change in its pricing system and employee operating
model.  urn:newsml:reuters.com:*:nL4N2UB1PR
    * 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
    * 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
    

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