UK Stocks-Factors to watch on October 27

Petrofac

27/10/2025 05:32

Oct 27 - Britain's FTSE 100 .FTSE index is seen opening higher on Monday, with futures FFIc1 up 0.14%.

* UK MANUFACTURERS: British manufacturers are investing the least in new equipment relative to their sales since 2017, per a report from trade body Make UK, which urged the government to streamline tax incentives in next month's annual budget.

* FCA: Britain's Financial Conduct Authority, or FCA, is in early talks to change its rules to shorten the timeline for companies to go public in London by a week, Bloomberg News reported on Friday.

* Petrofac: Petrofac PFC.L has lined up Teneo to act as administrator, a move which could be triggered as early as Monday morning and imperil more than 2,000 jobs in Scotland, Sky News reported on Saturday.

* HSBC: HSBC Holdings HSBA.L said on Monday it will book a $1.1 billion provision in its third-quarter results after losing part of an appeal in a long-running lawsuit tied to Bernard Madoff's Ponzi scheme.

* COMMODITIES: Oil prices rose in early trade after U.S. and Chinese economic officials sketched out a trade-deal framework, gold prices fell and copper climbed to a 16-month high on Monday.

* Britain's FTSE 100 closed at a record high on Friday, capping a strong week for London equities, as financial stocks gained following upbeat results from NatWest and signs of cooling inflation pressures in the United States.

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 (Compiled by Tuhina in Bengaluru)

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