UK Stocks-Factors to watch on Sept 28 (updated)

Recticel SA

28/09/2022 07:59

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       Sept 28 (Reuters) - Britain's FTSE 100  .FTSE  index is
seen opening lower with futures  FFIc1  down 0.74% on Wednesday.
    * BURBERRY: Burberry Group  BRBY.L  has appointed Daniel Lee
as its new chief creative officer, replacing Riccardo Tisci, who
is stepping down after presenting his final runway show for the
British luxury brand.  urn:newsml:reuters.com:*:nL4N30Z1CA
    * NSF: Doorstep lender Non-Standard Finance  NSF.L  said it
would need to raise fresh capital after breaching lending
covenants tested at the end of its first and second quarters.
 urn:newsml:reuters.com:*:nL4N30Z1D0
    * RECTICEL: U.S. mattress foam producer Carpenter has
proposed a partial sale of Recticel's UK arm to secure
regulatory approval for its merger with the Belgian company, the
Competition and Markets Authority said in a statement.
 urn:newsml:reuters.com:*:nFWN30Y124
    * BOOHOO: British online fashion retailer Boohoo  BOOH.L  
cut its full-year outlook, blaming a worsening macro-economic
and consumer backdrop as it reported a 58% fall in first-half
core earnings.  urn:newsml:reuters.com:*:nTUC2QBXLW
    * OIL: Oil prices fell more 1%, pressured by a strengthening
dollar and crude storage builds that offset support from U.S.
production cuts caused by Hurricane Ian.  urn:newsml:reuters.com:*:nL1N30Z03V
    * GOLD: Gold prices slipped as the dollar and U.S. Treasury
yields climbed to multi-year peaks.  urn:newsml:reuters.com:*:nL1N30Z064
    * METALS: Most base metals fell as the dollar hit a
two-decade peak and fears intensified that a global recession
would dampen demand.  urn:newsml:reuters.com:*:nL1N30Z05A
    * London stocks fell on Tuesday as worries about potential
central bank tightening to support a hammered pound knocked risk
appetite.  urn:newsml:reuters.com:*:nL4N30Y1LM
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 (Reporting by Anchal Rana in Bengaluru; Editing by Savio
D'Souza)