UK Stocks-Factors to watch on September 4
UK Stocks-Factors to watch on September 4 Sept 4 (Reuters) - Britain's FTSE 100 .FTSE index is seen opening flat on Friday, with futures FFIc1 largely unchanged.
* SPIRE HEALTHCARE: Spire Healthcare SPI.L extended for the sixth time the deadline for Toscafund Asset Management to make a formal takeover offer for the private hospital operator.
* BARCLAYS: Barclays BARC.L plans to more than double its banker headcount in its Singapore private banking operation by 2030, the British lender told Reuters, as it launched a booking centre in the city-state.
* HSBC: HSBC Holdings HSBA.L has priced a 54.3-billion-yen ($347.32 million) Samurai bond sale in three parts, according to a term sheet seen by Reuters.
* REVOLUT: Revolut said it has received conditional approval from the U.S. Office of the Comptroller of the Currency for a national bank charter.
* AUTO: Registrations of new cars in the UK rose about 13% to more than 90,000 in August, the highest number for the month in eight years, preliminary industry data showed.
* OIL: Oil prices rose, heading for their steepest weekly gain since mid-July, as rising tension and renewed U.S.-Iran hostilities heightened concerns over Middle East supply risks.
* GOLD: Gold prices were steady and poised for a small weekly gain, as attention turned to highly awaited U.S. payrolls data for clues on the Federal Reserve's next interest rate decision.
* COPPER: Copper prices edged up, set to end the week higher, supported by the U.S. dollar's overnight plunge which offset pressure from receding supply fears.
* FTSE: Britain's main stock indexes recovered on Thursday as a rally in global bonds ahead of a U.S. jobs report lifted risk sentiment, while firmer commodity prices provided additional support.
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(Compiled by Neeshita Beura in Bengaluru)