UK Stocks-UK Factors to watch on June 5
05/06/2025 06:36
June 5 (Reuters) - Britain's FTSE 100 .FTSE index is seen opening lower on Thursday, with futures FFIc1 down 0.06%. * COBALT HOLDINGS: Metals investor Cobalt Holdings said it would not proceed with its planned initial public offering on the London Stock Exchange. * RIO TINTO: Rio Tinto RIO.L is revising the cost of its Serbian lithium project. * BP: BP BP.L restarted a crude distillation unit at its Rotterdam oil refinery on the morning of June 4, consultancy Wood Mackenzie said. * SERVICE SECTOR: Britain's services sector returned to tepid growth last month, a survey showed. * TAX: Britain's tax office (HMRC) said that its security systems had detected unauthorised access to some customers' online accounts in an attempt to claim money. * OIL: Oil prices slipped in early trade on Thursday after a build in U.S. gasoline and diesel inventories and Saudi Arabia's cut to its July prices for Asian crude buyers. * GOLD: Gold prices were stable on Thursday as investors assessed weaker-than-expected U.S. data and ongoing global economic and political uncertainties, while looking ahead to U.S. payroll data. * METALS: London copper prices inched up on Thursday amid a weakening U.S. dollar, while the market focus remained on a series of trade talks between the U.S. and its major trading partners. * EX-DIVS: Haleon HLN.L, Legal & General Group LGEN.L, and Centrica CNA.L will trade without entitlement to its latest dividend pay-out on Thursday. * The UK blue-chip index .FTSE closed 0.2% higher on Wednesday with healthcare and mining shares leading gains. * UK CORPORATE DIARY:
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