UK Stocks-Factors to watch on May 8 (updated)
08/05/2025 07:47
Adds new items, updates futures May 8 (Reuters) - Britain's FTSE 100 .FTSE index is seen opening higher on Thursday, with futures FFIc1 up 0.5%. * HEATHROW: The cause of the fire at an electricity substation that forced Britain's Heathrow Airport to shut down for almost a day remains unknown, the National Energy System Operator said in an interim report. * NEXT: British clothing retailer Next NXT.L edged up its current year profit outlook for the second time in two months after first quarter full-price sales rose by a better-than-expected 11.4%. * INTERCONTINENTAL HOTELS: Holiday Inn owner InterContinental Hotels Group (IHG) IHG.L said it is on track to meet the full-year consensus profit estimate, defying industry peers' forecast warnings over waning economic and consumer sentiment in the U.S. * S4 CAPITAL: Martin Sorrell's ad group S4 Capital SFOR.L reported an 11.4% drop in first-quarter revenue as its clients in the technology sector prioritised spending on artificial intelligence over marketing. * DOWLAIS: British automotive parts supplier Dowlais DWL.L said it expects full-year performance to be towards the lower end of their guidance range due to increased economic uncertainty caused by the U.S. tariffs. * HARBOUR ENERGY: North Sea-focused Harbour Energy HBR.L narrowed its annual production guidance upwards to 455-475 thousand barrels of oil equivalent per day (kboepd) from the previously projected 450-475 kboepd. * AIRTEL AFRICA: Britain's Airtel Africa AAF.L said it expects to list Airtel Money, its mobile money services unit, in the first half of the calendar year 2026. * HELIOS: British telecoms infrastructure group Helios Towers HTWS.L reported a higher than expected number of tenancies in the first three months of this year. * EX-DIVS: HSBC Holdings HSBA.L and RELX REL.L will trade without entitlement to its latest dividend pay-out. * For more on the factors affecting European stocks, please click on: LIVE/ TODAY'S UK PAPERS > Financial Times PRESS/FT > Other business headlines PRESS/GB (Compiled by Simone Lobo and DhanushVignesh Babu in Bengaluru) ((Simone.Lobo@thomsonreuters.com; +919920570373;))