UK Stocks-Factors to watch on Jan 19 (updated)
19/01/2024 07:42
(Updates futures, adds news items)
Jan 19 (Reuters) - Britain's FTSE 100 index .FTSE is
expected to open higher on Friday, with futures FFIc1 up
0.65%.
* RETAIL SALES: British retail sales volumes slumped by 3.2%
in December from November, the biggest decline in nearly three
years, the Office for National Statistics said on Friday.
* DELIVEROO: British meal delivery company Deliveroo ROO.L
said its 2023 earnings would be "slightly" ahead of the 60-80
million pounds ($76-101 million) it had guided, while the total
value of orders on its platform had risen by 3%, in-line with
its forecasts.
* BAE SYSTEMS: Kazakh carrier Air Astana announced
plans
on Friday to list its shares in London through an initial
public offering of new shares and existing stock held by
shareholders BAE Systems BAES.L and Kazakhstan's sovereign
wealth fund.
* WINCANTON: CEVA Logistics, a unit of French shipping
group CMA CGM, said on Friday it would
buy
British logistics firm Wincanton WIN.L in an all-cash
deal worth about 566.9 million pounds ($718.8 million).
* SHELL: Nigeria backs Shell's decision to sell its onshore
oil and gas assets, its junior oil minister said on Thursday,
and will give the necessary regulatory approval.
* METAL: Copper advanced on Friday as the dollar dipped.
* GOLD: Gold prices slipped on Friday and were on track for
their worst week in six.
* OIL: Oil prices rose on Friday as geopolitical tensions
and oil output disruptions in the U.S., the world's biggest
producer, caused by cold weather overshadowed concerns about
slow Chinese demand growth and forecasts for ample supply.
* FTSE 100: British equities rose on Thursday.
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(Reporting by Hani Kollathodi in Bengaluru)
((Hani.Kollathodi@thomsonreuters.com;))