UK Stocks-Factors to watch on Sept 27 (updated)

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27/09/2021 07:34

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    Sept 27 (Reuters) - Britain's FTSE 100  .FTSE  index is seen
opening 46 points higher on Monday, with futures  .FFIc1  up
0.98%.
    
    * UNITED UTILITIES: Britain's United Utilities  UU.L 
forecast higher revenue and profit for the first half, as water
consumption by businesses starts returning to pre-pandemic
levels and household demand remains high.  urn:newsml:reuters.com:*:nL4N2QT1BY
    * ROLLS-ROYCE: Rolls-Royce  RR.L  said it had won a contest
to provide engines for the U.S. Air Force B-52 Stratofortress
bombers, following a multi-year competition.  urn:newsml:reuters.com:*:nFWN2QR0NP
    * HIKMA: Hikma Pharmaceuticals  HIK.L  said it would buy
U.S.-based sterile injectables company Custopharm in $375 mln
deal.  urn:newsml:reuters.com:*:nL4N2QT1BW
    * GAS STATIONS: British petrol and diesel stations are
running dry across the land, with some big groups in English
cities reporting 50% to 90% of pumps were dry, the Petrol
Retailers Association said on Monday.  urn:newsml:reuters.com:*:nL8N2QT13Q
    * BP: BP  BP.L  said nearly a third of its British petrol
stations had run out of the two main grades of fuel on Sunday.
 urn:newsml:reuters.com:*:nL8N2QS03C
    * COMPETITION LAWS: Britain suspended competition laws on
Sunday to allow competing fuel suppliers to share information
and coordinate their response to petrol shortages.  urn:newsml:reuters.com:*:nS8N2OU01R
    * GOLD: Gold prices firmed on Monday, propped up by a
subdued dollar and slight retreat in the U.S. Treasury yields.
 urn:newsml:reuters.com:*:nL1N2QT045
    * OIL: Oil prices rose for a fifth straight day with Brent
heading for $80 amid supply concerns as parts of the world sees
demand pick up with the easing of pandemic conditions.
 urn:newsml:reuters.com:*:nL4N2QT0KL
    * London's FTSE 100 ended lower on Friday as concerns about
a slowdown in global economic growth outweighed gains in
healthcare and energy stocks.  urn:newsml:reuters.com:*:nL4N2QQ1QC
    
    * UK CORPORATE DIARY: 
 Instem              INS.L      HY results
 United Utilities    UU.L       Trading update
 Medica Group        MGPM.L     HY results
 
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 (Reporting By Geetha Panchaksharam)
 ((geetha.panchaksharam@thomsonreuters.com))