UK Stocks-Factors to watch on April 10 (updated)
10/04/2026 07:56
Adds news items April 10 (Reuters) - Britain's FTSE 100 .FTSE index is seen opening higher on Friday, with futures FFIc1 up 0.02%. *AO WORLD: AO World AO.L said on Friday it expected annual profit at the top end of its forecast range, after gaining market share across all key categories in its consumer‑focused business. *SIG: SIG'S SHI.L Group Chief Financial Officer Ian Ashton will step down after six years in the role, the company said on Friday, to take over as finance chief of electrical component maker TT Electronics TTG.L. * SHELL: Shell SHEL.L plans to begin natural gas output in 2027 from the Loran-Manatee offshore field, which crosses the border of Venezuela and Trinidad and Tobago, the chairman of Trinidad's National Gas Company, Gerald Ramdeen, told Reuters on Thursday. *NIGHT CLUBS: Diminishing demand for late-night drinking and rising operating costs mean London's night clubs are having to work harder than ever to keep their doors open. * AUTOMOBILES: Britain has awarded about 380 million pounds ($509.54 million) in funding to Agratas, the battery arm of India's Tata Group, to support the transition to zero-emission vehicles, the government-backed Advanced Propulsion Centre said on Thursday. *OIL: Oil prices climbed on Friday, driven by fresh anxiety over supplies from Saudi Arabia and as tanker traffic through the critical Strait of Hormuz remained largely frozen. *GOLD: Gold steadied on Friday as U.S.-Iran ceasefire uncertainty lingered, but the metal stayed on course for a third consecutive weekly climb as investors priced in earlier. *METALS: Copper prices edged up on Friday and were on track for weekly gains, but doubts on whether the U.S.-Iran ceasefire would hold tempered the initial optimism on global growth, keeping a lid on metal prices. * 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 Roshni Srivastava in Bengaluru) ((roshni.srivastava@thomsonreuters.com))