UK Stocks-Factors to watch on January 29 (updated)

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29/01/2026 07:57

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Jan 29 (Reuters) - Britain's FTSE 100 .FTSE index is seen opening higher on Thursday, with futures FFIc1 up 0.2%.

* LLOYDS: Lloyds Banking LLOY.L said its annual
profit
 rose 12%, beating expectations.

* EASYJET: EasyJet EZJ.L
posted
 a wider first-quarter loss as it absorbed costs from a strategic expansion into Italian airports.

* SAGA: Saga SAGA.L
forecast
 higher annual underlying profit, an improvement from its half-year guidance.

* ST JAMES'S PLACE: St James's Place SJP.L
reported
 higher 2025 inflows.

* CANAL+: Canal+ CAN.L said it
expects
 to deliver over 400 million euros in annual cost synergies and over 300 million euros in free cash flow synergies from 2030.

* ANTOFAGASTA: Antofagasta ANTO.L
reported
 a modest 1.6% drop in its 2025 copper production to 653,700 metric tons, below its guidance.

* OCADO: Ocado Group OCDO.L
said
 its Canadian supermarket partner Sobeys has decided to close its robotic warehouse in Calgary.

* FEVERTREE: Fevertree Drinks FEVR.L said it
expects
 2025 adjusted revenue and adjusted core profit to slightly exceed market expectations.

* CREST NICHOLSON: Crest Nicholson  CRST.L
flagged
 a material uncertainty related to its ability to continue as a going concern.

* HILTON: Hilton Food HFG.L
forecast
 significantly higher write-offs than previously indicated of its smoked salmon stock sold in the U.S. amid restrictions on Greek imports.

* WIZZ AIR: Wizz Air WIZZ.L
reported
 a third-quarter operating loss in line with analyst expectations.

* UNILEVER : Unilever ULVR.L agreed to sell its Home Care business in Colombia and Ecuador to Alicorp ALICORC1.LM for an undisclosed sum.

* HOUSING: Britain's housing market has gathered speed since the start of the year, property website Zoopla said.

* CAR PRODUCTION: British vehicle production tumbled in 2025 after a cyberattack on JLR, new trade tariffs and plant restructuring weighed on output.

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 (Compiled by Neeshita Beura in Bengaluru)

 ((Neeshita.Beura@thomsonreuters.com))