UK Stocks-Factors to watch on October 1 (updated)
UPDATE 1-UK Stocks-Factors to watch on October 1 Adds new items, updates FTSE moves
Oct 1 (Reuters) - Britain's FTSE 100 .FTSE index opened 1.1% lower on Thursday.
* SSE: SSE SSE.L reported a nearly 20% rise in renewable energy output for the first half of the year.
* Land Securities Group: Land Securities LAND.L agreed to buy the Metrocentre shopping centre near Newcastle, funding the deal through a £500 million equity issue and existing debt to expand its retail portfolio.
* Topps Tiles: Topps Tiles TPT.L reported a marginal fall in annual like-for-like sales due to prolonged weakness in construction activity but said self-help measures lifted September sales.
** HOUSE PRICES: British annual house prices rose at their weakest annual pace since December 2025 last month and unexpectedly fell 0.2% on the month.
** NEST: Nest has moved its entire £3.5 billion in emerging market equities to US active manager Wellington Management.
* BOOTS: Sycamore Partners is close to selling British pharmacy chain Boots to the Weston family for about $9 billion, the Wall Street Journal reported.
* MONZO: Nubank NU.N said it is not pursuing a deal with Monzo, denying reports of early-stage acquisition talks with the British digital bank.
* RIO TINTO: Rio Tinto RIO.L secured government agreements to keep its Bell Bay Aluminium smelter in Tasmania operating through 2031.
* CLIMATE REPORTING: Britain's financial regulator dropped plans to require a new climate-reporting standard for listed companies, retaining a "comply or explain" approach after concerns over costs and competitiveness.
** COMMODITIES: Oil and gold prices were flat as investors assessed US-Iran peace talks and awaited key US jobs data, while aluminium fell to a more-than-two-month low amid broader weakness in industrial metals.
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(Compiled by Anushka Chourasia in Bengaluru)