UK Stocks-Factors to watch on May 19

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19/05/2026 06:16

May 19 (Reuters) - Britain's FTSE 100 .FTSE index is seen opening higher on Tuesday, with futures FFIc1 up 0.11%.

* BP: BP BP.L and union leaders resumed labour contract negotiations for workers at the Whiting, Indiana, oil refinery on Monday with no agreement yet, as a lockout entered its third month this week.

* STANDARD CHARTERED: Standard Chartered STAN.L raised a key profit metric on Tuesday that the bank expects to achieve through deep headcount cuts and an expansion of its key wealth business.

*HSBC: HSBC Holdings HSBA.L has launched a benchmark Australian dollar bond sale offering six-year and 11-year senior unsecured notes, according to a term sheet reviewed by Reuters.

* COMMODITIES: Oil prices fell 2% on Tuesday in early Asian trade, while gold prices were largely steady, and London copper extended losses.

* FTSE: UK's blue-chip FTSE 100 gained on Monday, lifted by energy stocks tracking higher crude oil prices, while the more domestically focused midcap index was subdued amid concerns about inflation and Prime Minister Keir Starmer's future.

* UK CORPORATE DIARY:

Currys
CURY.L
FY Trading Statement
SSP Group
SSPG.L
HY Results
DCC
DCC.L
FY Results
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TPT.L
HY Results
Cranswick
CWK.L
FY Results
C&C Group
GCC.L
FY Results
Foreterra
FORT.L
AGM & Trading Statement
S&U
SUS.L
Q1 Trading Statement

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 (Compiled by Roshni Srivastava in Bengaluru)

 ((roshni.srivastava@thomsonreuters.com))