UK Stocks-Factors to watch on Feb 21 (updated)
21/02/2022 07:50
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Feb 21 (Reuters) - Britain's FTSE 100 index .FTSE is seen
opening higher on Monday, with futures FFIc1 up 0.59%.
* ASTRAZENECA: AstraZeneca AZN.L said its Enhertu cancer
drug has been shown to significantly help women suffering from a
type of breast cancer that leaves them with poor treatment
options, opening the door to a much larger potential patient
group. urn:newsml:reuters.com:*:nL4N2UW1UN
* SYNAIRGEN: Britain's Synairgen SYNG.L> said its inhalable
therapy failed an international late-stage trial testing the
drug in patients hospitalised with COVID-19, leading a blow to
the development of the drugmaker's key product. urn:newsml:reuters.com:*:nL4N2UW1W6
* NAS-JOHN MENZIES: John Menzies MNZS.L said Kuwait's
National Aviation Services (NAS) has sweetened its takeover
proposal for the British airport services company, valuing it at
about 559 million pounds ($761.75 million). urn:newsml:reuters.com:*:nL4N2UW1T8
* MADE.COM: Made.com MADE.L Chief Executive Officer
Philippe Chainieux is leaving due to family reasons, the online
furniture retailer said, with current Chief Operating Officer
Nicola Thompson taking over as interim CEO with immediate
effect. urn:newsml:reuters.com:*:nL4N2UW1UH
* MORSES CLUB: British subprime lender Morses Club MCLM.L
said Chief Executive Officer Paul Smith has left his role with
immediate effect, and has been replaced by Chief Operating
Officer Gary Marshall. urn:newsml:reuters.com:*:nL4N2UW1TC
* CLIPPER LOGISTICS: British logistics retailer Clipper
Logistics CLG.L said on Monday it has agreed to be taken over
by U.S. peer GXO Logistics GXO.N in a cash-and-share deal.
urn:newsml:reuters.com:*:nL4N2UW1T5
* NEXT FIFTEEN: Digital marketing group Next Fifteen
Communications Plc NFC.L said it was in advanced talks to buy
rival Engine Group's British operations. urn:newsml:reuters.com:*:nL1N2UW09S
* ASTRAZENECA: The U.S. Food and Drug Administration said it
had found four batches of AstraZeneca Plc's AZN.L COVID-19
vaccine manufactured at the troubled Emergent BioSolutions
EBS.N facility that were fit to be shipped outside the United
States. urn:newsml:reuters.com:*:nL4N2UT3T5
* S4 CAPITAL: S4 Capital's SFOR.L Executive Chairman
Martin Sorrell told The Times that he is considering a New York
listing for the company. urn:newsml:reuters.com:*:nL1N2UV0I1
* OXFORD CANNABINOID: Oxford Cannabinoid Technologies
OCTP.L said its third-largest investor has asked the British
pharmaceutical company to hold a shareholder meeting to remove
its chief executive officer and a majority of its board members.
urn:newsml:reuters.com:*:nL4N2UT3KU
* UK's FTSE 100 fell on Friday as weakness in healthcare
stocks and simmering Russia-Ukraine tensions offset optimism
around better-than-expected January retail sales data, while the
benchmark stock index recorded its biggest weekly drop in three
months. urn:newsml:reuters.com:*:nL4N2UT1ZM
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(Reporting by Amna Karimi in Bengaluru)
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