UK Stocks-Factors to watch on August 11

Malibu Life Holdings

11/08/2025 06:15

Aug 11 (Reuters) - Britain's FTSE 100 .FTSE index is seen opening higher on Monday, with futures FFIc1 up 0.1%.

* ROLLS-ROYCE: Aircraft engine maker Rolls-Royce RR.L sold its UK pension fund to Pension Insurance Corporation (PIC) in a 4.3-billion-pound ($5.78 billion) deal, PIC said in a statement on Sunday.

* SPECTRIS: British scientific instruments maker Spectris SXS.L said on Friday it had decided against proceeding with U.S. private equity firm Advent's buyout proposal, days after backing rival suitor KKR's KKR.N $6.4 billion offer.

* THIRD POINT INVESTORS: Glass Lewis has recommended shareholders in Third Point Investors Ltd TPOGu.L vote in favor of a proposal to buy Malibu Life Reinsurance SPC, a deal that would turn billionaire Dan Loeb's investment firm into a reinsurance company.

* EMPLOYMENT: Hiring intentions by British businesses fell to their weakest since the COVID-19 pandemic and recruiters said starting pay was rising at the slowest pace in over four years, according to surveys on Monday which add to signs of a weakening jobs market.

* COMMODITIES:  Oil prices fell in Asian trading, gold slipped, and copper futures climbed to hit their highest in more than a week on Monday.

* FTSE: British stocks closed mixed on Friday as traders digested Thursday's Bank of England rate decision that reignited inflation worries, while weighing U.S. President Donald Trump's interim pick for a seat on the Federal Reserve board.

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 (Compiled by Nithyashree R B in Bengaluru)

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