UK Stocks-Factors to watch on April 24 (updated)
24/04/2025 07:54
Adds new items, updates futures April 24 (Reuters) - Britain's FTSE 100 .FTSE index is seen opening flat on Thursday, with futures FFIc1 largely unchanged. * UNILEVER: Unilever ULVR.L beat estimates for first-quarter underlying sales growth and reaffirmed its full-year 2025 outlook. * ANGLO AMERICAN: Global miner Anglo American AAL.L reported a 15% fall in its copper production for the first quarter of the year. * ASOS: British online fashion retailer ASOS ASOS.L reported half-year earnings ahead of expectations and forecast further growth in 2025, adding that it could also switch sourcing and distribution. * INCHCAPE: British car distributor Inchcape INCH.L reported a 5% fall in first-quarter revenue and warned that escalating tariffs could potentially impact supply from some vehicle manufacturers. * ST JAMES'S PLACE: British money manager St James's Place SJP.L said its first-quarter managed assets fell by 1.41 billion pounds ($1.87 billion) from the prior quarter. * AJ BELL: UK's AJ Bell AJBA.L reported a 13% jump in second-quarter assets under administration for its platform business. * SENIOR: British engineering firm Senior SNR.L said the direct impact of U.S. tariffs on the company is "limited and manageable". * BALFOUR BEATTY: British construction and infrastructure group Balfour Beatty BALF.L said it had secured a contract worth $889 million. * TOPPS TILES: Britain's competition regulator said it would not refer Topps Tiles' TPT.L 9-million-pound acquisition of CTD Tiles to an in-depth investigation. * REVOLUT: Revolut's pretax profit surged 149% last year to 1.1 billion pounds, the company said. * OFCOM: Ofcom said that online platforms hosting pornographic and other content considered harmful must implement "highly effective" age checks by July 25 to stop children from accessing the material. * EX-DIVS: Haleon HLN.L, Legal&General LGEN.L and Rightmove RMV.L will trade without entitlement to its latest dividend pay-out. * For more on the factors affecting European stocks, please click on: LIVE/ TODAY'S UK PAPERS > Financial Times PRESS/FT > Other business headlines PRESS/GB (Compiled by Simone Lobo and DhanushVignesh Babu in Bengaluru) ((Simone.Lobo@thomsonreuters.com; +919920570373;))