UK Stocks-Factors to watch on December 16 (updated)
16/12/2025 07:56
Adds and updates items, updates futures Dec 16 - Britain's FTSE 100 .FTSE index is seen opening lower on Tuesday, with futures FFIc1 down 0.3%. * STHREE: SThree < STEMS.L> reported a 12% decline in annual net fee income. * SERICA ENERGY: Serica Energy < SQZ.L> said it had agreed to acquire a portfolio of Southern North Sea assets from Spirit Energy. * IG GROUP: IG Group < IGG.L> said it expects to deliver revenue growth around the mid-point of its guided range in 2026. * OFWAT: Ofwat said Wessex Water will fund an 11-million-pound enforcement package. * SHELL: Shell's < SHEL.L> chief of mergers Greg Gut left the oil major, the Financial Times said. * BEN & JERRY'S: Ben & Jerry's ousted the chair of its independent board as part of new governance practices introduced on Monday. The ice cream brand is now owned by The Magnum Ice Cream Company MICC.AS after a spinoff from Unilever ULVR.L last week. * ASTRAZENECA: The U.S. FDA approved AstraZenecaand partner Daiichi Sankyo's <4568.T> Enhertu in combination with Roche's ROG.S drug, Perjeta. * GSK: UK's health regulator on Monday approved GSK's twice-yearly drug for use as an add-on treatment for asthma in patients aged 12 and older. * CAPITAL RULES: Britain's financial regulator is considering a sweeping revamp of capital requirements for specialist trading firms like Citadel Securities, Jane Street and XTX. * CRYPTO: The Financial Conduct Authority launched a wide-ranging consultation on a range of proposed rules for the crypto industry on Tuesday. * COMMODITIES: Oil prices fell on Tuesday, copper retreated, and gold prices slipped. * 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 ($1 = 0.7482 pounds) (Compiled by Neeshita Beura in Bengaluru) ((Neeshita.Beura@thomsonreuters.com))