UK Stocks-Factors to watch on May 13 (updated)
13/05/2025 07:51
Adds new items, updates futures May 13 - Britain's FTSE 100 .FTSE index is seen opening lower on Tuesday, with futures FFIc1 down 0.14%. * IQE: IQE IQE.L said expects its revenue for 2025 to align with market expectations, adding that it was focusing on the potential sale of its Taiwan operations. * MARSTON'S: Marston's MARS.L swung to a half-year pre-tax profit, helped by its cost-efficiency actions and higher food and beverage sales. * WICKES: Wickes Group WIX.L reported a 5.5% rise in like-for-like revenue for the 17 weeks to April 26 but warned that the business faced "significant" cost headwinds and consumer outlook remains uncertain. * HIRING: Britain's jobs market showed further signs of a slowdown as employment fell and growth in wages cooled, according to official data. * WAGES: British average weekly earnings, excluding bonuses, rose by 5.6% in the first three months of 2025 compared with last year, the Office for National Statistics said. * OIL: Oil prices eased from a two-week high, weighed down by concerns about rising supplies, despite earlier optimism over the pause in the U.S.-China trade war. * GOLD: Gold recovered on bargain-hunting after dropping to a more than one-week low in the previous session amid temporary U.S.-China truce. * METALS: Copper prices were rangebound as lingering caution tempered relief from a U.S.-China tariff truce aimed at easing trade tensions. * 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 Simone Lobo in Bengaluru) ((Simone.Lobo@thomsonreuters.com; +919920570373;))