UK Stocks-Factors to watch on August 5 (updated)

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05/08/2026 07:50

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Aug 5 (Reuters) - Britain's FTSE 100 .FTSE index is seen opening higher on Wednesday, with futures FFIc1 up 0.3%.

* NEXT: Next NXT.L edged up its annual profit outlook for the third time this year. 
* GLENCORE: Glencore GLEN.L reported an 86% increase in first-half earnings, boosted by strong profits from its commodity trading business. 
* LEGAL & GENERAL: L&G LGEN.L reported a forecast-topping 7% increase in core operating profit to £918 million for the first half of 2026. 
* S4 CAPITAL: S4 Capital SFOR.L posted an 83% rise in first-half operational profit. 
* BEAZLEY: Beazley BEZG.L reported a 53% fall in first-half pre-tax profit, due to larger claims and softer insurance market conditions.
* TULLOW OIL: Tullow Oil TLW.L forecast annual production at the higher end of its guidance range and raised its free cash flow forecast.
* COCA-COLA HBC: Coca-Cola HBC narrowed its annual organic operating profit growth towards the higher side of its forecast range. 
* HISCOX: Hiscox HSX.L reported double-digit top line growth during the first half of the year. 
* FERREXPO: Ferrexpo FXPO.L temporarily suspended its Ukraine production operations on Wednesday due to war-related risks.
* AUTOS: British new car registrations in July were about 12% higher than a year earlier.
* SHELL: Shell SHEL.L said it would invest in the next phase of the Surat Gas Project in Queensland, Australia, which is being developed by Arrow Energy, a JV it owns with PetroChina 601857.SS.
* HSBC: HSBC HSBA.L has launched a three-part U.S. dollar senior bond sale to help fund a planned buyback of up to $5 billion of its outstanding 2028 notes.  
* EASYJET: Unions have filed a strike notice for all easyJet France EZJ.L cabin crew over "deteriorating" work conditions, they said in a statement.
* COMMODITIES: Oil extended declines, gold rose, and copper prices in London edged down from the previous day's highs but remained firm.
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 (Compiled by Neeshita Beura and Megha Kumari in Bengaluru)
 ((Neeshita.Beura@thomsonreuters.com))