UK Stocks-Factors to watch on August 5 (updated)
UPDATE 1-UK Stocks-Factors to watch on August 5 Adds news items, updates futures
Aug 5 (Reuters) - Britain's FTSE 100 .FTSE index is seen opening higher on Wednesday, with futures FFIc1 up 0.3%.
* NEXT: Next NXT.L edged up its annual profit outlook for the third time this year.
* GLENCORE: Glencore GLEN.L reported an 86% increase in first-half earnings, boosted by strong profits from its commodity trading business.
* LEGAL & GENERAL: L&G LGEN.L reported a forecast-topping 7% increase in core operating profit to £918 million for the first half of 2026.
* S4 CAPITAL: S4 Capital SFOR.L posted an 83% rise in first-half operational profit.
* BEAZLEY: Beazley BEZG.L reported a 53% fall in first-half pre-tax profit, due to larger claims and softer insurance market conditions.
* TULLOW OIL: Tullow Oil TLW.L forecast annual production at the higher end of its guidance range and raised its free cash flow forecast.
* COCA-COLA HBC: Coca-Cola HBC narrowed its annual organic operating profit growth towards the higher side of its forecast range.
* HISCOX: Hiscox HSX.L reported double-digit top line growth during the first half of the year.
* FERREXPO: Ferrexpo FXPO.L temporarily suspended its Ukraine production operations on Wednesday due to war-related risks.
* AUTOS: British new car registrations in July were about 12% higher than a year earlier.
* SHELL: Shell SHEL.L said it would invest in the next phase of the Surat Gas Project in Queensland, Australia, which is being developed by Arrow Energy, a JV it owns with PetroChina 601857.SS.
* HSBC: HSBC HSBA.L has launched a three-part U.S. dollar senior bond sale to help fund a planned buyback of up to $5 billion of its outstanding 2028 notes.
* EASYJET: Unions have filed a strike notice for all easyJet France EZJ.L cabin crew over "deteriorating" work conditions, they said in a statement.
* COMMODITIES: Oil extended declines, gold rose, and copper prices in London edged down from the previous day's highs but remained firm.
* 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 and Megha Kumari in Bengaluru)
Recent news on Shawbrook
See all newsPress Digest: British Business - September 29
UK's Pollen Street says exploring options, in talks about possible sale
UK's Pollen Street has weighed options including sale, sources say
CVC joins JC Flowers in potential bid for UK bank Aldermore, sources say (updated)
CVC joins JC Flowers in potential bid for UK bank Aldermore, sources say