UK Stocks-Factors to watch on Dec. 2 (updated)
02/12/2021 07:47
(Updates futures, adds news items)
Dec 2 (Reuters) - Britain's FTSE 100 .FTSE index is seen
opening lower on Thursday with futures FFIc1 down 0.93%.
* ASTON MARTIN: Aston Martin AML.L Chief Financial Officer
Kenneth Gregor will step down due to personal reasons after
about 18 months in the role, the luxury carmaker said.
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* DAILY MAIL: The controlling shareholders of the Daily Mail
publisher, the Rothermere family, increased the cash component
of its offer to buy out other shareholders to 270 pence per
share, representing a 5.9% rise on its original bid, they said.
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* SERCO: Serco Group Plc SRP.L warned of lower revenue and
profit in 2022, as the British outsourcer that supports the
COVID-19 test-and-trace programme expects demand for pandemic
services to fall next year. urn:newsml:reuters.com:*:nL4N2SN1R4
* GSK: Britain's drug regulator approved GSK GSK.L and Vir
Biotechnology's VIR.O antibody based COVID-19 treatment,
Xevudy, for people with mild-to-moderate COVID-19 who are at
high risk of developing severe disease. urn:newsml:reuters.com:*:nL4N2SN1OP
* GSK: GlaxoSmithKline GSK.L said that a pre-clinical
analysis of the antibody-based COVID-19 therapy it is developing
with U.S. partner Vir VIR.O has indicated that the drug also
works against the new Omicron variant. urn:newsml:reuters.com:*:nTUC5X6P4V
* ELECTRA PRIVATE EQUITY: Electra Private Equity ELTA.L
said it would soon begin the process of moving from Britain's
main stock market to the junior AIM market as part of a plan to
rebrand itself as digital lifestyle platform Unbound Group.
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* THARISA: Miner Tharisa Plc THAJ.J THST.L reported a
more than two-fold jump in full-year profit, driven by strong
production and improved prices of platinum group metals and
chrome concentrates. urn:newsml:reuters.com:*:nL4N2SN18C
* GOLD: Gold prices eased hurt by a firmer dollar, as
investors assessed how central banks are likely to respond to
surging inflation and concerns over economic growth spurred by
the new Omicron coronavirus variant. urn:newsml:reuters.com:*:nL1N2SN029
* OIL: Oil prices rose, recouping the previous day's losses,
as investors adjusted positions ahead of an OPEC+ decision over
supply policy, but gains were capped amid fears the Omicron
coronavirus variant will hurt fuel demand. urn:newsml:reuters.com:*:nL1N2SN06F
* UK shares rebounded on Wednesday, boosted by a recovery in
travel and commodity-linked stocks after concerns around the
Omicron coronavirus variant eased slightly. urn:newsml:reuters.com:*:nL4N2SM269
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(Reporting By Amna Karimi in Bengaluru)
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