UK Stocks-Factors to watch on August 25

Metlen Energy & Metals

25/08/2026 06:18

    Aug 25 (Reuters) - Britain's FTSE 100  .FTSE  index is seen
opening higher on Tuesday, with futures FFIc1  up 0.1%.
    
* 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  NGCTT.UL , three people familiar with the decision
told Reuters on Monday.
* MELROSE INDUSTRIES: A district attorney in the U.S. state of
California said on Monday 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 due to a chemical incident at the plant.
* Metlen Energy & Metals: Greece's Metlen Energy & Metals
 MTLN.L  said on Monday it would spin off its concessions and
public-private partnership (PPP) business into wholly owned
subsidiary M Concessions.
* AI DEFENCE PARTNERSHIP: Britain said on Monday it had signed a
partnership with Ukraine to jointly develop artificial
intelligence tools for defence and security, giving British
researchers access to a Ukrainian battlefield data platform used
to train military AI systems.
* LOW-RENT HOUSING PLAN: Britain's government announced details
on Monday of almost £10 billion ($13.63 billion) in funding for
the construction of lower-cost housing for renters with a focus
on London, one of the areas hit hardest by the country's
shortage of homes.
* COMMODITIES: Oil prices recovered ground on Tuesday 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.
* FTSE: The UK blue-chip index  .FTSE  edged higher on Monday,
rising 0.4% to 10,854.32 points as miners helped offset
geopolitical tensions.
     
* UK CORPORATE DIARY: 
 Hochschild Mining              HOCM.L    HY results
                                          
 SMMT Car Manufacturing data              July 
                                          
     
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