UK Stocks-Factors to watch on January 7

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07/01/2026 05:08

Jan 7 - Britain's FTSE 100 .FTSE index is seen opening lower on Wednesday, with futures FFIc1 down 0.2%.

* BARCLAYS: Barclays BARC.L has bought a stake in U.S. stablecoin-settlement company Ubyx, its first such investment and part of its plans to explore "new forms of digital money", the British bank said.

*  HGCAPITAL TRUST: HgCapital Trust HGT.L has invested 93 million pounds in financial software maker OneStream OS.O as part of a broader agreement for buyout firm Hg Capital to acquire the U.S. company in an all-cash deal worth $6.4 billion.

* OIL: Oil prices declined after U.S. President Donald Trump said Venezuela will be "turning over" 30 million to 50 million barrels of sanctioned oil to the United States.

* METALS: Copper hovered near record highs after a record-setting rally.

* GOLD: Gold prices slid as investors booked profits after prices briefly climbed to a more than one-week high in earlier trade.

* FTSE: The FTSE 100 closed at a record high on Tuesday, as heavyweight healthcare stocks led a broad-based rally.

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 (Compiled by Neeshita Beura in Bengaluru)

 ((Neeshita.Beura@thomsonreuters.com))