UK Stocks-Factors to watch on April 20 (updated)
20/04/2021 07:43
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April 20 (Reuters) - Britain's FTSE 100 .FTSE index is
seen opening 15 points lower at 7,005 on Tuesday, according to
financial bookmakers, with futures FFIc1 down 0.1%, ahead of
the cash market open.
* AB FOODS: Associated British Foods ABF.L reported a
halving in first-half profit, hurt by COVID-19 lockdowns which
shuttered its Primark fashion stores. urn:newsml:reuters.com:*:nL8N2MD186
* HAMMERSON: Hammerson HMSO.L named a new finance chief
and said it was encouraged by a recovery in footfalls at its
malls in England as the country lifted some coronavirus-related
restrictions this month. urn:newsml:reuters.com:*:nL4N2MD1KZ
* JOBS: Britain's unemployment rate unexpectedly fell for a
second month in a row to 4.9% in the December-to-February
period, most of which the country spent under a tight COVID-19
lockdown, official figures showed. urn:newsml:reuters.com:*:nL8N2MD17C
* JUPITER: British firm Jupiter Fund Management JUP.L said
it recorded net outflows of 776 million pounds in the first
quarter, mainly due to lower client demand for UK and
Europe-focused equity strategies. urn:newsml:reuters.com:*:nL4N2MD1KM
* RIO TINTO: The global miner RIO.AX reported lower
quarterly iron ore output, as wet weather and labour shortages
impacted its mine and port operations in Western Australia.
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* SUPER LEAGUE: Broadcasters who have spent billions of
dollars to screen Champions League soccer have condemned the
plan by top European clubs to form a breakaway Super League as a
threat to the future of the game that will not succeed.
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* ELEMENTIS: The British chemical company ELM.L got a
fresh takeover bid from U.S.-based Innospec Inc IOSP.O that
values it at over 1 billion pounds, Sky News reported late on
Monday. urn:newsml:reuters.com:*:nFWN2MC0QV
* BT: Italy's competition watchdog said on Monday it had
started a probe over Telecom Italia's TLIT.MI proposed
acquisition of two of British telecoms group BT's BT.L
business units in the country. urn:newsml:reuters.com:*:nS8N2L903W
* BANKS: Britain's top banks may face action to make it
easier for small businesses to open a bank account, lawmakers
said on Tuesday, after companies complained about lenders as
they struggle during the COVID-19 pandemic. urn:newsml:reuters.com:*:nL8N2MC2FN
* INSURANCE: The cost of a comprehensive car insurance
policy in Britain slumped 14% in the first quarter of 2021, the
lowest level since 2015, as different phases of lockdowns kept
motorists off the streets, a survey showed. urn:newsml:reuters.com:*:nL4N2MC2SN
* OIL: Oil prices rose as a weaker U.S. dollar supported
commodities and on expectations that crude inventories fell in
the United States, the world's biggest oil user, though rising
coronavirus cases in Asia capped gains. O/R
* London's FTSE 100 ended lower on Monday, dragged down by a
stronger pound and as weaker oil prices weighed on energy firms.
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