UK Stocks-Factors to watch on November 28

Mitchells & Butlers

28/11/2025 05:10

Nov 28 (Reuters) - Britain's FTSE 100 .FTSE index is seen opening higher on Friday, with futures FFIc1 up 0.1%

* WORKERS' RIGHTS BILL:  Britain's government watered down plans to strengthen workers' protection against unfair dismissal on Thursday, saying employees would get the new rights six months after starting a job, not from their first day as originally planned.

* CAR PRODUCTION: Britain's car production fell 23.8% to 59,010 units in October as the sector continued to feel the impact of an unprecedented cyberattack at Jaguar Land Rover, the country's largest automaker, industry data showed on Friday.

* METALS: Copper is poised to end the week higher on Friday as soft U.S. economic data supported expectations of a rate cut by the Federal Reserve in December.

* GOLD: Gold prices climbed on Friday and were poised for a fourth straight monthly rise, bolstered by investor optimism that the U.S. Federal Reserve would cut interest rates in December.

* FTSE 100: The UK's midcap index climbed on Thursday, hitting its highest in two weeks, a day after Finance Minister Rachel Reeves announced a big tax-raising budget.

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