UK Stocks-Factors to watch on September 29 (updated)
29/09/2025 07:48
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Sept 29 (Reuters) - Britain's FTSE 100 .FTSE index is seen opening higher on Monday, with futures FFIc1 up 0.4%.
* ASTRAZENECA: AstraZeneca AZN.L said it would now directly list its shares on the New York Stock Exchange, instead of the current depository shares, and that it would remain listed and headquartered in London in a vote of confidence for the UK.
* GSK : GSK GSK.L said Emma Walmsley will step down as CEO after nine years at the helm and will be replaced by Luke Miels.
* PETS AT HOME: Pets At Home PETSP.L said its CFO Mike Iddon plans to retire.
* FISCAL PLAN: UK's finance minister Rachel Reeves said that she would like the country's budget watchdog to provide just one assessment of her fiscal plans a year.
* DRUGMAKERS: The British government will offer to pay more for medicines that it buys for the National Health Service, the Financial Times reported.
* JLR: Britain will back Jaguar Land Rover with a 1.5 billion pound ($2 billion) loan guarantee to help support its supply chain in the wake of its production shutdown.
* JOB MARKET: Britain's labour market is showing more signs of cooling and businesses remain negative about their prospects in the coming months, according to surveys.
* OIL: Oil prices fell after Iraq's Kurdistan region resumed crude oil exports via Turkey and as OPEC+ plans another oil output hike in November.
* GOLD: Gold surged above the key $3,800-per-ounce level for the first time ever, supported by a weaker dollar and expectations of further interest rate cuts by the Federal Reserve.
* METALS: Shanghai copper dropped as a price rally driven by supply concerns following an accident at the world's second-largest mine.
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(Compiled by Simone Lobo in Bengaluru)
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