UK Stocks-Factors to watch on Jan 17 (updated)

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17/01/2024 07:53

(Updates futures, adds news items)
       Jan 17 (Reuters) - Britain's FTSE 100 index  .FTSE  is
expected to open lower on Wednesday, with futures  FFIc1  down
1.32%.

    * BP: BP  BP.L  named Murray Auchincloss as permanent CEO on
Wednesday.
    * ANTOFAGASTA: Antofagasta  ANTO.L  reported a 2% rise in
2023 copper production on Wednesday.
        * GSK: GSK  GSK.L  has 
    raised
     978 million pounds ($1.24 billion) from a discounted sale
of a stake in its spun-off consumer healthcare business Haleon
 HLN.L , the British drugmaker said.
  
        * PEARSON: British education company Pearson  PSON.L 
said it had met its 
    guidance
     for 2023.
  
        * INFLATION: Britain's annual rate of consumer price
inflation 
    rose
     for the first time in 10 months in December, official
figures unexpectedly showed.
  
        * 888: Bookmaker 888 Holdings  888.L  said it expects
this year's profits to be at the low end of market expectations.
  
        * LIONTRUST: Specialist fund manager Liontrust  LIO.L 
posted a 
    rise
     in its third-quarter net outflows.
  
        * MITCHELLS & BUTLERS: UK's Mitchells & Butlers  MAB.L 
said 
    sales
     picked up strongly in the festive season.
  
        * WIZZ AIR: Hungarian budget carrier Wizz Air  WIZZ.L 
has 
    met
     its commitments to Britain's aviation regulator to improve
its customer service, the Civil Aviation Authority (CAA) said.
  
    * IAG: British Airways owner IAG  ICAG.L  expects EU
antitrust regulators to open a full-scale investigation into its
plan to buy Spain's Air Europa, IAG's chief executive said.
    * DRAX: British power plant operator Drax  DRX.L  said on
Tuesday the government had approved its planning application to
convert two biomass units.
    * METAL: London copper fell on Wednesday.
    * GOLD: Gold prices extended losses on Wednesday as the U.S.
dollar strengthened.
    * OIL: Oil fell on Wednesday as economic growth in China,
slightly missed expectations.

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 (Reporting by Hani Kollathodi in Bengaluru)
 ((Hani.Kollathodi@thomsonreuters.com;))