UK Stocks-Factors to watch on May 1

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01/05/2025 06:02

May 1 (Reuters) - Britain's FTSE 100 .FTSE index is seen opening higher on Thursday, with futures FFIc1 up 0.45%.

     * BP: BP's BP.L 440,000-barrel-per-day (bpd) refinery in Whiting, Indiana, shut the reformer unit last weekend, trading sources said.

* ANGLO AMERICAN: Anglo American AAL.L said that shareholders have approved the demerger of its South African unit, Anglo American Platinum (Amplats) AMSJ.J, along with the company's share consolidation.

* GLOBALDATA: GlobalData DATA.L said it had received preliminary takeover proposals from ICG ICGIN.L and KKR KKR.N.

* MELROSE: Melrose MRON.L said its shareholders had rejected its directors' remuneration report for the year ending December 31, 2024, at the 2025 annual general meeting.

* CO-OP: Co-op Group 42TE.L said hackers had attempted to break into its systems.

* BUSINESS: British business leaders have turned their most optimistic about the economy, according to a survey that suggested U.S. President Donald Trump's tariff pause was easing concerns.

* COMMODITIES: Oil prices steadied in early Asian trade after a steep decline while gold was subdued and London copper edged up on the dollar's strength and easing trade tensions.

* EX-DIVS: Glencore GLEN.L and Centrica CNA.L will trade without entitlement to its latest dividend pay-out on Thursday.

* The UK blue-chip index .FTSE closed up 0.4% on Wednesday as investors assessed mixed corporate earnings and key economic data.

* UK CORPORATE DIARY:

Lloyds
LLOY.L
Q1 Trading Update
Whitbread
WTB.LWTB.L
Full Year Earnings Release
Persimmon
PSN.L
Q1 Trading Update
London Stock Exchange
LSEG.L
Q1 Trading Update
Reach
RCH.L
Q1 Trading Update
Haleon
HLN.L
Capital markets day
Hiscox
HSX.L
Q1 Trading Update
Lancashire Holdings
LRE.L
Q1 Trading Update
Morgan Sindall
MGNS.L
Half Year Earnings Release
International Personal Finance
IPF.L
Q1 Trading Update

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 (Compiled by Simone Lobo in Bengaluru)

 ((Simone.Lobo@thomsonreuters.com; +919920570373;))