UK Stocks-Factors to watch on February 27 (updated)
27/02/2025 08:08
Adds market open level, more news items Feb 27 (Reuters) - Britain's FTSE 100 .FTSE index opened 0.4% lower on Thursday. * LSEG: London Stock Exchange Group LSEG.L expects its 2025 annual income to grow between 6.5% and 7.5% after posting 2024 income slightly ahead of analysts' expectations. * AVIVA: Aviva AV.L beat annual profit expectations on double-digit growth in its general insurance premiums in 2024. * ROLLS ROYCE: Rolls-Royce RR.L forecast more growth and lifted its mid-term targets after it beat guidance for 2024. * HALEON: UK's Haleon HLN.L reported annual profit in line with market expectations, helped by sustained demand for its multi-vitamin and oral health products. * OCADO: Ocado OCDO.L, the British online supermarket and technology group, reported a smaller annual loss. * DRAX: Drax Group DRX.L reported a 5.5% increase in annual profit, in line with forecasts. * ASTRAZENECA: AstraZeneca AZN.L is aiming to power its research, development and drug manufacturing in Britain by clean energy by the end of this year, it said. * WPP: WPP WPP.L reported a bigger-than-expected 1% decline in full-year organic revenue. * MAN GROUP: Man Group EMG.L reported a roughly 1% rise in assets under management to $168.6 billion for the year to December 30. * INDIVIOR: Indivior appointed Joe Ciaffoni as CEO. * EX-DIVS: Unilever ULVR.L, Diageo DGE.L, Barclays BARC.L, Ashmore ASHM.L, Hays HAYS.L and Plus500 PLUSP.L will trade without entitlement to its latest dividend pay-out on Thursday. * For more on the factors affecting European stocks, please click on: LIVE/ TODAY'S UK PAPERS > Financial Times PRESS/FT > Other business headlines PRESS/GB (Compiled by Simone Lobo in Bengaluru) ((Simone.Lobo@thomsonreuters.com; +919920570373;))