UK Stocks-Factors to watch on April 15 (updated)
15/04/2026 08:09
Adds new items, FTSE 100 opening move April 15 (Reuters) - Britain's FTSE 100 .FTSE index opened largely flat on Wednesday. * BARRATT REDROW: Barratt Redrow BTRW.L slashed its annual land approval target as the company takes a more defensive stance amid renewed cost pressures and interest rate uncertainty tied to the Middle East conflict. * ROBERT WALTERS: Robert Walters RWA.L said its first‑quarter net fee income dipped 2%, as weak hiring in European markets offset growth in Japan, Spain and the Americas. * SAGA: Saga SAGA.L reported a 19% rise in annual profit, driven by booming demand for its travel business and the restructuring of the firm's insurance operations. * STANDARD LIFE: Aegon AEGN.AS has agreed to sell its UK insurance business to Standard Life SDLF.L for 2 billion pounds, the Dutch insurer said. * FERREXPO: Ferrexpo FXPO.L posted a 72% drop in first-quarter production as Russia's renewed attacks on Ukraine's power network disrupted electricity and forced temporary suspensions. * BURBERRY: Burberry Group's CFO, Kate Ferry, said Asia had very compelling long-term prospects for the luxury retailer, but recognised there would be more intensified competition. * BP: Algeria has granted BP BP.L a new prospecting authorization in the country's eastern basin, the hydrocarbons regulator ALNAFT said, as the government seeks to boost exploration in underexplored regions. * THAMES WATER: The board of UK water regulator Ofwat is split over whether to approve a rescue deal offered by the creditors of Thames Water, Bloomberg News reported. * COMMODITIES: Oil prices were mixed, gold prices inched lower , and copper prices extended gains . * For more on the factors affecting European stocks, please click on: LIVE/ TODAY'S UK PAPERS > Financial Times PRESS/FT > Other business headlines PRESS/GB (Compiled by Neeshita Beura in Bengaluru) ((Neeshita.Beura@thomsonreuters.com))