UK Stocks-Factors to watch on July 28 (updated)

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28/07/2026 08:01

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July 28 (Reuters) - Britain's FTSE 100 .FTSE up 0.11% in early trading on Tuesday.  
* UNILEVER: Unilever ULVR.L beat second-quarter sales growth estimates, helped by higher prices.
* MAN GROUP: Man Group EMG.L posted an 11% rise to a record $253.6 billion assets under management as of June 30.
* BARCLAYS: Barclays BARC.L reported a first-half profit rise of 17%, beating analysts' forecasts.
* CANAL+: Canal+ CAN.L reported a slight rise in its half-year revenue, as growth in its legacy businesses balanced a narrowing decline at MultiChoice. A day earlier, it signed a five-year agreement to invest €980 million in French and European cinema starting in 2028.
* CRODA: Croda International CRDA.L beat first-half profit expectations, as price hikes offset input cost inflation linked to the Iran war. 
* UNITE: Unite Group UTG.L posted an 8% dip in first-half adjusted earnings, hurt in part by acquisition-related costs.
* FRASERS: Frasers FRAS.L said its takeover offer for German fashion house Hugo Boss BOSSn.DE had become unconditional after winning the European Union's clearance.
* BT: Ofcom proposed blocking a new commercial offer from BT's BT.L wholesale network arm Openreach to protect competition and keep prices low.
* RETAIL PRICES: Average prices at British retailers rose by an annual 0.9% this month, the smallest increase since December 2025, as the men's soccer world cup triggered supermarket discounts on alcohol and snacks, the British Retail Consortium said. 
* COMMODITIES: Oil prices extended declines, gold prices fell, while copper prices edged lower, weighed by lingering bets of a U.S. interest rate hike.
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 (Compiled by Neeshita Beura and Megha Kumari in Bengaluru)
 ((Neeshita.Beura@thomsonreuters.com))