UK Stocks-Factors to watch on October 27 (updated)

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Oct 27 (Reuters) - Britain's FTSE 100 .FTSE index is seen opening lower on Tuesday, with futures FFIc1 down 0.6%. 
*RECKITT: Dettol maker Reckitt RKT.L lowered its annual revenue forecast on Tuesday and reported revenue growth below analyst expectations in the third quarter, hampered by a challenging consumer environment and manufacturing constraints in its North America market.
 *VISTRY: UK's Vistry VTYV.L said on Tuesday that Helen Miles, the current chief financial officer of water utility Severn Trent SVT.L, would take over as the homebuilder's finance head in 2027.
 *INFORMA: Britain's Informa INF.L trimmed its annual revenue growth outlook on Tuesday, after further disruption in Saudi Arabia forced more events to be rescheduled and the company to assume no further contribution from the kingdom in 2026.
 *GSK: GSK GSK.L expects to nearly double the number of cancer medicines it is testing in clinical trials next year, the Wall Street Journal reported on Tuesday, citing an interview with a scientist at the British drugmaker.
  REVOLUT: The Bank of England has ordered a review of Revolut’s product approval processes, probing the fintech's internal controls as it begins expanding into areas such as personal loans following its newly acquired UK banking licence, the Financial Times reported on Tuesday, citing sources.
* UK's RETAIL TRADE BODY: Britain's main retail trade body warned on Tuesday that shops are now increasingly unable to absorb the impact of rising costs, after its data showed prices increased at the fastest pace in two-and-a-half years this month. 
* BP: BP BP.L said representatives from its 440,000-barrel-per-day oil refinery in Whiting, Indiana, and United Steelworkers union Local 7-1 met on Monday.
* UK's BUDGET: British finance minister John Healey will announce plans to increase the minimum wage by nearly 4%, The Times newspaper reported on Monday.
     
* COMMODITIES: Oil prices edged lower, Gold slipped and Copper was firm on Tuesday
     
     
 
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(Compiled by Tuhina in Bengaluru)
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