UK Stocks-Factors to watch on October 20 (updated)
20/10/2025 08:08
Adds new items, updates futures Oct 20 (Reuters) - Britain's FTSE 100 .FTSE index is seen opening higher on Monday, with futures FFIc1 up 0.45%. * SECURE TRUST BANK: Secure Trust Bank STBS.L on Monday said it would need provisions of about 21 million pounds ($28.2 million) for compensating customers of the motor financing mis-selling scandal. * BANK OF IRELAND: Bank of Ireland BIRG.I has set aside 350 million pounds ($470.2 million) to compensate customers for a motor finance mis-selling scandal, it said on Monday, more than double the amount it had marked earlier. * B&M: B&M BMEB.L cut its annual profit forecast on Monday after discovering it had failed to properly account for 7 million pounds ($9.40 million) in costs, and said its finance chief would step down. * PLUS500: Plus500 PLUSP.L reported an increase in third-quarter core profit on Monday, as the fintech broker spent heavily on expanding into high-growth markets during the year. * ASTRAZENECA: AstraZeneca AZN.L and Daiichi Sankyo's 4568.T drug Enhertu has shown strong results in two pivotal studies in the early stage of a certain type of breast cancer, according to data announced on Saturday. * HEATHROW: Former BT Group CEO Philip Jansen is in advanced talks with Heathrow's board and shareholders about taking on the role of chairman of the airport, Sky News reported on Saturday. * PENSION FUNDS: The British government on Monday launched a club of 20 of the country's largest pension funds in an effort to drum up more coordinated backing for local infrastructure and businesses. * HOUSING MARKET: Asking prices for British homes barely rose in the autumn sales period, per a survey published on Monday. * COMMODITIES: Oil prices dipped on Monday, gold prices edged higher, and Shanghai copper gained. * 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 Ankita Bora and Simone Lobo in Bengaluru) ((Ankita.Bora@thomsonreuters.com))