UK Stocks-Factors to watch on Aug 2 (updated)

Purplebricks

02/08/2022 07:49

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    Aug 2 (Reuters) - Britain's FTSE 100 index  .FTSE  is seen
opening lower on Tuesday, with futures  FFIc1  down 0.4%.
    * BP: BP  BP.L  reported a second-quarter profit of $8.45
billion, its highest in 14 years, as strong refining margins and
oil trading helped it boost its dividend and share repurchases.
 urn:newsml:reuters.com:*:nL1N2ZE0AX
    * DOMINO'S: Domino's Pizza Group Plc  DOM.L  reported a 5.6%
fall in first-half system sales and said it expected marketing
spend in the second half of the year to be "significantly"
higher than the first six months.  urn:newsml:reuters.com:*:nL4N2ZE1E3
    * JD SPORTS: Britain's largest sportswear retailer JD Sports
Fashion  JD.L  named Régis Schultz as its new chief executive
officer.  urn:newsml:reuters.com:*:nL4N2ZE1G5
    * DIRECT LINE: British motor insurer Direct Line  DLGD.L 
posted a 32% fall in first half pre-tax profit, hit by high
inflation in the cost of paying claims, though the results beat
expectations.  urn:newsml:reuters.com:*:nL1N2ZE0BC 
    * A.G. BARR: A.G. Barr  BAG.L  said it sees a 19% rise in
first-half like-for-like revenue, powered by steady demand for
its cocktail mixes and fizzy drinks during the
summer. urn:newsml:reuters.com:*:nL4N2ZE1GE 
    * PURPLEBRICKS: Britain's Purplebricks Group Plc  PURP.L 
reported its first annual loss since the pre-pandemic 2019
fiscal year, hurt by lower volumes of instructions, and said it
expects supply dynamics in the housing market to remain
challenging. urn:newsml:reuters.com:*:nL4N2ZE1G6
    * MAN GROUP: UK fund manager Man Group  EMG.L  flagged
potential volatility in the near term, while reporting net
inflows 2.7% ahead of the broader asset management
industry. urn:newsml:reuters.com:*:nL4N2ZE1IU
    * GREGGS: British baker and fast food chain Greggs  GRG.L 
maintained its full-year outlook, saying its value offer was
attractive in a market where consumer incomes were under
pressure.  urn:newsml:reuters.com:*:nFWN2ZE18H
    * VIRGIN MONEY: British lender Virgin Money UK Plc  VMUK.L 
reported an increase in its unsecured total lending, as consumer
loans grew on higher retail spending. urn:newsml:reuters.com:*:nL4N2ZE15Q
    * UNILEVER: Ben & Jerry's and its parent Unilever Plc
 ULVR.L  said talks had broken down to resolve their dispute
over the sale of the ice cream maker's Israeli business, which
would allow its products in the occupied West Bank.  urn:newsml:reuters.com:*:nL1N2ZD1ZK
    
    
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 (Reporting by Muhammed Husain and Prerna Bedi in Bengaluru)
 ((Muhammed.husain@thomsonreuters.com
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