UK Stocks-Factors to watch on June 19 (updated)

Melrose Industries

19/06/2026 07:57

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    June 19 (Reuters) - Britain's FTSE 100 .FTSE index is seen opening lower on Friday, with futures FFIc1 down 0.1%.

    * BARRATT REDROW: Barratt Redrow BTRW.L named 
    Rebecca Napier
    , the former chief financial officer of drinks maker Britvic, as its new finance chief, effective from August 3.
  
* ENTAIN: Entain ENT.L has begun exploring options for its joint venture in Central and Eastern Europe, including a possible sale, three people familiar with the matter said.
* GKN AEROSPACE: A California aerospace factory operated by the Melrose-owned MRON.L GKN Aerospace plans to restart some production, sources and a county health agency said.  
* CONSUMER SENTIMENT: British consumer confidence held steady in June, but younger people turned more pessimistic about the economy and their personal financial situation against a backdrop of political uncertainty, a survey showed. 

    * SALES: British 
    retail sales
     volumes rose by 1.2% in monthly terms in May, official figures showed.
  

    * BORROWING: Britain's government ran a 
    budget deficit
     of £23.3 billion pounds in May, the Office for National Statistics said, up 30% on a year earlier and above all economists' expectations in a Reuters poll.
  

    * OIL: Oil prices 
    fell
     as prospects brightened for more supply after oil tankers began moving through the reopening Strait of Hormuz following a peace deal between the United States and Iran.
  

    * GOLD: Gold 
    prices
     were on track for a third consecutive weekly fall, slipping more than 2%, as a stronger dollar and hawkish signals from the U.S. Federal Reserve weighed on the greenback-priced metal.
  

    * METALS: Copper edged 
    down
    , as expectations of higher-for-longer U.S. interest rates weighed on the market despite support from progress toward a peace deal in the Middle East.
  
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 (Compiled by Nithyashree R B in Bengaluru)
 ((NithyashreeRB@thomsonreuters.com))