UK Stocks-Factors to watch on July 23

Genel Energy

23/07/2026 06:15

    July 23 (Reuters) - Britain's FTSE 100 .FTSE index is seen opening lower on Thursday, with futures FFIc1 down 0.1%.
* ASTON MARTIN: Aston Martin AML.L has secured £550 million in new debt financing led by funds managed by BlackRock-owned HPS Investment Partners, it said.
* CAPRICORN ENERGY: Capricorn Energy CNE.L said it has received a £268.8 million all-cash bid from private investment firm Samos Energy, weeks after agreeing to a near-identical proposal from Genel Energy GENL.L.
* GSK: GSK GSK.L said the U.S. FDA approved its drug to treat a form of lung cancer, nearly two months after the British drugmaker acquired the treatment as part of a historic $10.6 billion deal.
* COMMODITIES: Oil prices rose more than 1.5% in Asian trade, gold held steady, and copper ticked up.
* EX-DIVS: SSE SSE.L will trade without entitlement to its latest dividend pay-out on Thursday.
* FTSE: London's FTSE 100 rose over 1% in broad-based gains on Wednesday with commodity-linked stocks among top gainers as oil and metal prices climbed, though focus was on the Bank of England's rate hike trajectory and simmering Middle East tensions.
* UK CORPORATE DIARY:
easyJet 
EZJ.L 
Q3 Results
Anglo American
 AAL.L 
Q2 Production update
Centrica
 CNA.L 
HY results
Howden Joinery
HWDN.L 
HY results
Airtel Africa 
AAF.L 
Q1 trading update
RELX 
REL.L  
HY results
CVS Group 
CVSG.L 
Trading update
AJ Bell
AJBA.L 
Q3 trading update
Jupiter Fund Management
JUP.L 
HY results
Morgan Sindall 
MGNS.L 
HY results
City of London Investment Group 
CLIG.L 
FY trading update
     
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 (Compiled by Neeshita Beura in Bengaluru)
 ((Neeshita.Beura@thomsonreuters.com))