UK Stocks-Factors to watch on September 30 (updated)
UPDATE 1-UK Stocks-Factors to watch on September 30 Adds news, updates futures
Sept 30 (Reuters) - Britain's FTSE 100 .FTSE index is seen opening higher on Wednesday, with futures FFIc1 up 0.5%.
* GREGGS: Greggs GRG.L raised its annual profit outlook after underlying sales growth accelerated in the third quarter.
* SAGA: Saga SAGA.L forecast materially higher annual profit and said it could meet its medium-term targets ahead of schedule.
* TULLOW OIL: Tullow Oil TLW.L said that an International Chamber of Commerce tribunal ruled against the London-listed producer in a $196.5 million tax dispute with Ghana, rejecting its claim that the assessment breached its petroleum agreements.
* PINEWOOD TECHNOLOGIES: Pinewood Technologies PINE.L reported higher first-half underlying core profit.
* YOUNG & CO'S BREWERY: Young & Co's Brewery YNGa.L said it expects to report annual earnings above market view.
* BP: BP BP.L said on Tuesday it is proposing a six-year labour contract for workers at its 440,000-barrel-per-day Whiting refinery in Indiana. Separately, the company has appointed Ben Monaghan as M&A chief from early 2027.
* ANTOFAGASTA: The two main unions at Antofagasta ANTO.L Minerals' Centinela copper mine in Chile said on Tuesday they are ready to strike.
* ECONOMY: Britain's economy grew faster than previously thought in the second quarter.
* BUSINESS MORALE: British firms were the least confident since April 2025 in September, a Lloyds survey showed.
* AUTOMOTIVE: Britain's vehicle production rebounded in August as domestic car demand picked up, industry data showed, but a deepening EU trade dispute threatens to weigh on the sector's long-term outlook.
* COMMODITIES: Oil rose after Trump ruled out easing Iran sanctions, gold fell on rate concerns, and copper edged higher after upbeat Chinese factory data.
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(Compiled by Anushka Chourasia in Bengaluru)