UK Stocks- Factors to watch on January 21

Galliford Try Holdings

21/01/2026 05:18

Jan 21 (Reuters) - Britain's FTSE 100 .FTSE index is seen opening lower on Wednesday, with futures FFIc1 down 0.05%.

* ENERGY: Britain set out a 15 billion-pound ($20 billion) plan to cut energy bills through home upgrades and other efficiency measures, forming part of its wider decarbonisation efforts.

* OIL: Oil prices fell as an expected build-up of U.S. crude inventories outweighed a temporary halt in output at two large fields in Kazakhstan and geopolitical pressure from U.S. threats of tariffs over its bid to gain control of Greenland.

* METALS: Copper prices in China fell after Shanghai Futures Exchange raised margin requirements for some copper contracts.

* GOLD: Gold prices surged to a record high above $4,800 per ounce buoyed by safe-haven demand and a softer dollar as U.S. President Donald Trump's pursuit of Greenland threatened to reignite a trade war with Europe and upend the NATO alliance.

* FTSE: The UK's FTSE 100 logged its steepest one-day fall in close to two weeks on Tuesday as rising uncertainty over U.S. President Donald Trump's threat of tariffs related to Greenland soured investor sentiment.

* UK CORPORATE DIARY:

Burberry
BRBY.L
Q3 trading update
J D Wetherspoon
JDW.L
Q2 trading update
Curry's
CURY.L
Peak trading update
JD Sports Fashion
JD.L
Q4 trading update
Experian
EXPN.L
Q3 trading update
Aberdeen Group
ABDN.L
Q4 AUMA & flows trading update
Hochschild Mining
HOCM.L
Q4 production update
Premier Foods
PFD.L
Q3 trading update
Galliford Try
GFRD.L
Trading update
ICG
ICGIN.L
Q3 trading statement

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 (Compiled by Neeshita Beura in Bengaluru)

 ((Neeshita.Beura@thomsonreuters.com))