UK Stocks-Factors to watch on August 25 (updated)

Melrose Industries

25/08/2026 07:56

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Aug 25 (Reuters) - Britain's FTSE 100 .FTSE index is seen opening higher on Tuesday, with futuresFFIc1 up 0.2%.
  * THAMES WATER: British Prime Minister Andy Burnham has shelved plans to put struggling utility Thames Water into administration amid concerns about the cost and the legal risk involved, the Times reported. 
  * SHELL: British energy producer Shell SHEL.L has shelved its Aphrodite offshore natural gas project in Trinidad and Tobago after failing to reach commercial terms with Trinidad's National Gas Company [RIC:RIC:NGCTT.UL].
  * MELROSE INDUSTRIES: A district attorney in the U.S. state of California said the office has ended a criminal probe into a GKN Aerospace factory, which is owned by Melrose Industries MRON.L, and announced a claims program of up to $100 million for more than 50,000 nearby residents who left their homes in May.
  * METLEN ENERGY & METALS: Greece's Metlen Energy & Metals MTLN.L said it would spin off its concessions and public-private partnership (PPP) business into wholly owned subsidiary M Concessions.
  * AI DEFENCE PARTNERSHIP: Britain said it had signed a partnership with Ukraine to jointly develop artificial intelligence tools for defence and security.
  * HOUSING PLAN: Britain's government announced details of almost £10 billion in funding for the construction of lower-cost housing for renters with a focus on London.
  * COMMODITIES: Oil prices recovered ground after settling down more than 2% in the previous session, Gold prices retreated after hitting their highest levels in more than three months earlier in the day, and Copper dipped.

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 (Compiled by Ankita Bora and Megha Kumari in Bengaluru)
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