UK Stocks-Factors to watch on October 9

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09/10/2026 05:53

Oct 9 (Reuters) - Britain's FTSE 100 .FTSE index is seen opening higher on Friday, with futures FFIc1 up 0.9%.
* BP: BP BP.L said it has removed all personnel from Na Kika and Thunder Horse platforms and shut production at both due to Hurricane Isaias.
* SHELL: Shell SHEL.L said it had partially restarted its Pearl gas-to-liquids plant in Qatar, as traders said QatarEnergy returned Pearl-GTL naphtha cargoes to the spot market six months after the facility was damaged during the Iran war.
* ANGLO AMERICAN: MMG 1208.HK accused EU antitrust regulators of ignoring evidence that its bid for Anglo American's AAL.L Brazilian nickel business would not divert supplies from Europe to China.
* ANTOFAGASTA: The full impact of a workers' strike at Antofagasta's ANTO.L Centinela copper mine in Chile is expected to be felt in November, unions said.
* REVOLUT: Revolut would favor a primary listing in the United States if the digital bank decides to pursue an initial pubic offering in the future, CEO Nik Storonsky told Bloomberg TV.
* OIL: Oil prices fell as Middle East supply concerns eased somewhat after US President Donald Trump said the country will not attack Iran before US elections next month.
* GOLD: Gold rose more than 1%, helped by a softer US dollar, easing Treasury yields and lower oil prices, as market players weighed lingering inflation concerns and the outlook for Federal Reserve interest rates.
* METALS: London copper rose, recovering most of the previous session's losses, as mine disruptions and strong demand in top consumer China supported prices.
* FTSE: London stocks slipped on Thursday as surging oil prices and a global bond rout brought inflation worries back to the forefront, but sharp gains in energy shares limited overall declines.
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 (Compiled by Neeshita Beura in Bengaluru)
 ((Neeshita.Beura@thomsonreuters.com))