UK Stocks-Factors to watch on February 25

McBride

25/02/2025 04:43

Feb 25 - Britain's FTSE 100  .FTSE  index is seen flat
on Tuesday, with futures  FFIc1  down 0.02%. 
    
    * HSBC: HSBC  0005.HK ,  HSBA.L  plans to issue an aggregate
principal amount of $1.50 billion in perpetual subordinated
convertible securities, the lender said in a filing to Hong Kong
stock exchange.  
    * BOE: Bank of England policymakers do not have a consensus
about how fast the central bank should cut interest rates, even
though they all agreed to use the word "gradual", Monetary
Policy Committee member Swati Dhingra said.
    * RIO TINTO: London-based hedge fund Palliser Capital urged
Rio Tinto  RIO.AX ,  RIO.L  to allow the company's Australian
shareholders to vote on a resolution that seeks an independent
review of its dual-listing status.
    * OIL: Oil prices rose for a second day as the U.S. imposed
fresh sanctions on Middle Eastern producer Iran.
    * GOLD: Gold held steady near a record high.
    * METALS: London copper edged lower.
    * The UK blue-chip index  .FTSE  closed flat on Monday
following four consecutive days of declines as investors awaited
comments from Bank of England policymakers on the interest rate
outlook.
    
    * UK CORPORATE DIARY:   
 Smith & Nephew PLC  SN.L      Full Year Earnings Release
 McBride PLC         MCB.L     Half Year Earnings Release
 Renewables          TRIG.L    Full Year Earnings Release
 Infrastructure                
 Group                         
 Croda               CRDA.L    Full Year Earnings Release
 International PLC             
 Unite Group PLC     UTG.L     Full Year Earnings Release
 Bank of Georgia     BGEO.L    Full Year Earnings Release
 Group PLC                     
 Law Debenture       LWDB.L    Full Year Earnings Release
 Corporation PLC               
 Uniphar             UPR.I     Full Year Earnings Release
 Avation PLC         AVAP.L    Half Year Earnings Release
 Feedback PLC        FDBK.L    Half Year Earnings Release
 First Tin PLC       1SN.L     Half Year Earnings Release
 
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    TODAY'S UK PAPERS
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    > Other business headlines              PRESS/GB 

 (Compiled by Simone Lobo in Bengaluru)
 ((Simone.Lobo@thomsonreuters.com; +919920570373;))