UK Stocks-Factors to watch on September 9

Reuters
Sep 09
UK Stocks-Factors to watch on September 9

Sept 9 (Reuters) - Britain's FTSE 100 .FTSE index is seen opening lower on Tuesday, with futures FFIc1 down 0.13%.

* ANGLO AMERICAN: Anglo American AAL.L is nearing a deal to acquire Canadian miner Teck Resources TECKb.TO that could value it at about $20 billion, Financial Times reported on Monday, citing people familiar with the matter.

* REACH PLC: Daily Mirror publisher Reach Plc RCH.L will shed 321 jobs in a restructuring of the British news group that would also see the creation of 135 new roles, according to an internal memo shared with staff on Monday.

* THIRD POINT INVESTORS LIMITED: Billionaire Daniel Loeb's Third Point Investors Limited TPOGu.L on Monday named Gary Dombowsky as its chief executive officer.

* PRET A MANGER: British sandwich and coffee chain Pret A Manger has booked a goodwill impairment charge of 553 million pounds ($749 million), citing an uncertain global economic environment and higher employer costs in the UK.

* COMMODITIES: Oil prices gained on Tuesday, gold prices scaled a fresh peak, and copper prices climbed across major exchanges, supported by a weaker dollar and tighter inventories globally.

* FTSE: The UK blue-chip index .FTSE closed up 0.1% on Monday, led by industrials and bank stocks, while losses in consumer staples and healthcare kept gains in check.

* UK CORPORATE DIARY:

Unilever

ULVR.L

Magnum Icecream corporate day

Dunelm

DNLM.L

FY results

Mobico

MCG.L

HY results

Computacenter

CCC.L

HY results

James Fisher

FSJ.L

HY results

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TODAY'S UK PAPERS> Financial Times PRESS/FT> Other business headlines PRESS/GB

(Compiled by Ankita Bora in Bengaluru)

((Ankita.Bora@thomsonreuters.com))

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