UK Stocks-Factors to watch on July 23 (updated)
UPDATE 1-UK Stocks-Factors to watch on July 23 Adds news items, updates futures
July 23 (Reuters) - Britain's FTSE 100 .FTSE index fell 0.1% in early trading on Thursday.
* EASYJET: easyJet EZJ.L reported a £85 million ($113.8 million) profit in its third quarter, significantly lower than a year ago.
* BT: BT BT.L said it would meet its target of connecting 25 million British homes to its full fibre network by the end of December, as it reported flat quarterly revenue.
* ANGLO AMERICAN: Anglo American AAL.L reported broadly flat first half copper production and lowered its 2026 copper cost guidance.
* RELX: RELX REL.L reported 7% growth in revenue for the first-half, underpinned by a step-up in its legal division.
* HEATHROW: Heathrow Airport posted lower first half core profit, hurt by higher costs and uncertainty in global travel demand.
* CENTRICA: Centrica CNA.L said that it is cutting about 1,300 jobs.
* HOWDEN JOINERY: Howden Joinery HWDN.L kept its annual outlook unchanged and maintained stock availability for peak trading.
* JUPITER FUND MANAGEMENT: Jupiter Fund Management JUP.L reported a 67% rise in first-half pre-tax profit.
* BUSINESS RATES: British PM Andy Burnham said he would lower business rates for pubs, clubs and live music venues by 20% from April.
* ASTON MARTIN: Aston Martin AML.L has secured £550 million in new debt financing led by funds managed by BlackRock-owned HPS Investment Partners.
* CAPRICORN ENERGY: Capricorn Energy CNE.L received a £268.8 million bid from private investment firm Samos Energy.
* GSK: GSK GSK.L said the U.S. FDA approved its drug to treat a form of lung cancer.
* COMMODITIES: Oil prices rose more than 1.5% in Asian trade, gold ticked lower, and copper ticked up.
* EX-DIVS: SSE SSE.L will trade without entitlement to its latest dividend pay-out on Thursday.
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(Compiled by Neeshita Beura and Megha Kumari in Bengaluru)
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