UK Stocks-Factors to watch on November 20

Scottish Mortgage Investment Trust

20/11/2025 05:32

Nov 20 (Reuters) - Britain's FTSE 100 .FTSE index is seen opening higher on Thursday, with futures FFIc1 up 0.7%.

* BP: BP BP.L on Wednesday said it shut down the 400-mile Olympic Pipeline following a leak, halting fuel delivery from the system.

* HSBC: HSBC HSBA.L has appointed Steve Hughes as CEO and head of banking for Australia and New Zealand, effective January 1, 2026, a company spokesperson said on Thursday.

* CONSUMER SENTIMENT: British consumers' optimism about the economy and their own finances recorded its sharpest fall this month since April, when many household bills increased and U.S. President Donald Trump announced wide-ranging tariffs on imports from Britain.

* COMMODITIES: Oil prices edged up, gold prices edged lower, and copper rose on Thursday.

* EX-DIVS: National Grid NG.L, Vodafone Group VOD.L, Scottish Mortgage Investment Trust PLC SMT.L, DCC PLC DCC.L will trade without entitlement to their latest dividend pay-out on Thursday.

* FTSE: London's FTSE 100 slipped for the fifth consecutive session on Wednesday, with defence and financial stocks leading the downturn, while inflation data bolstered expectations for a December interest rate reduction.

* UK CORPORATE DIARY:

JD Sports
JD.L
Q3 trading update
Dr Martens
DOCS.L
HY results
Johnson Matthey
JMAT.L
HY results
Liontrust Asset Management
LIO.L
HY results
Halma
HLMA.L
HY results
Nationwide Building Society
NBS.L
HY results
Mitie
MTO.L
HY results
CMC Markets
CMCX.L
HY results
Grainger
GRI.L
FY results
LondonMetric Property
LMPL.L
HY results

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(Compiled by Nithyashree R B in Bengaluru)

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