UK Stocks-Factors to watch on September 17

Orion Minerals

17/09/2025 06:09

Sept 17 (Reuters) - Britain's FTSE 100 .FTSE index is seen opening higher on Wednesday, with futures FFIc1 up 0.12%.

* BEN & JERRY'S: Ben & Jerry's co-founder Jerry Greenfield has departed from the ice cream brand he helped establish nearly half a century ago, the Financial Times reported on Wednesday.

* SHELL: Shell SHEL.L said it is adjusting operational hours and staffing levels at some of its gas stations in Indonesia as a result of supply shortages.

* GSK: GSK GSK.L said on Wednesday it plans to invest $30 billion in research and development and supply chain infrastructure in the United States over the next five years, after U.S. President Donald Trump arrived in Britain for an unprecedented second state visit to seal investment deals.

* GLENCORE: Australia's Orion Minerals ORN.AX said on Wednesday it has signed a non-binding term sheet with a unit of global miner Glencore GLEN.L for $200 million–$250 million funding for its Prieska copper-zinc project in South Africa.

* UK-U.S. TECH PACT: Britain and the United States have agreed a technology pact to boost ties in AI, quantum computing and civil nuclear energy, with top U.S. firms led by Microsoft pledging 31 billion pounds ($42 billion) in UK investments.

* COMMODITIES: Oil prices eased slightly, gold eased due to a slight uptick in the dollar, and copper futures fell.

* FTSE: The UK blue-chip index .FTSE dropped 0.9% on Tuesday, led by rate-sensitive banks and insurers, as investors remained cautious ahead of the widely expected U.S. Federal Reserve interest-rate cut decision on Wednesday.

* UK CORPORATE DIARY:

Supermarket Income REIT
SUPR.L
FY results
Barratt Redrow
BTRW.L
FY results
PZ Cussons
PZC.L
FY results
Moonpig
MOONM.L
AGM trading
Galliford Try
GFRD.L
FY results
McBride
MCB.L
FY results

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 (Compiled by Ankita Bora in Bengaluru)

 ((Ankita.Bora@thomsonreuters.com))