UK Stocks-Factors to watch on May 15 (updated)

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15/05/2025 07:53

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May 15 (Reuters) - Britain's FTSE 100 .FTSE index is seen opening lower on Thursday, with futures FFIc1 down 0.10%.

* AVIVA: Aviva AV.L reported a 9% rise in first-quarter general insurance premiums on strong growth in both personal and commercial lines in Britain.

* NATIONAL GRID: National Grid NG.L beat annual profit estimates, helped by higher earnings from its UK electricity transmission and New York businesses.

* B&M: B&M BMEB.L named Tjeerd Jegen as its new CEO.
* PREMIER FOODS: Premier Foods PFD.L reported a 6% rise in annual trading profit.

* ITV: ITV ITV.L reported a first-quarter performance in line with guidance, after its ITV Studios business returned to growth, and it said it continued to assess the possibility of trade tariffs in the United States.

* GREENCORE: Greencore GNC.L said it had agreed to the terms of a recommended acquisition of Bakkavor Group BAKK.L , in a 1.2 billion pounds ($1.59 billion) deal.

* ECONOMY: Britain's economy
unexpectedly grew
 in March according to official data.

* OIL: Oil prices lost nearly $1 on a potential U.S.-Iran nuclear deal and unexpected build in U.S. crude oil inventories

* GOLD: Gold prices hit an over one-month low ahead U.S. data, which is expected to provide cues on the Federal Reserve's monetary policy path.

* METALS: Iron ore futures held near a five-week high  boosted by the Sino-U.S. trade truce, although weaker credit data from China limited gains.

* EX-DIVS: BP BP.L, GSK GSK.L, Tesco TSCO.L, Admiral Group ADML.L, Balfour Beatty BALF.L, will trade without entitlement to its latest dividend pay-out on Thursday.

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 (Compiled by Simone Lobo in Bengaluru)

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