Published Aug 07, 2018 15:15
UK Stocks-Factors to watch on Aug 7
Aug 7 (Reuters) - Britain's FTSE 100 .FTSE index is seen opening up 6 points at 7,670 on Tuesday, according to financial bookmakers.
* BHP: Miner BHP BLT.L said on Monday it had formally requested a period of government mediation with the union at its Escondida copper mine in Chile, the world's largest, hours before the union threatened to begin a walk-off. MONDI: Mondi Plc MNDI.L acquired a controlling stake in Egypt's Suez Bags SBAG.CA for 26.01 Egyptian pounds per share ($1.46), which implies an equity value of 13.6 million euros. FEVERTREE: The founders of Fevertree Drinks Plc FEVR.L Charles Rolls and Tim Warrillow looks to sell around 2 million shares in the mixer maker, leaving them with stakes of 8 percent and 4.7 percent respectively. The UK blue chip index closed 0.1 percent higher at 7,663.78 points on Monday, as energy stocks tracked rising oil prices, while HSBC fell after its earnings update failed to impress. For more on the factors affecting European stocks, please click on: cpurl://apps.cp./cms/?pageId=livemarkets
* UK CORPORATE DIARY:
TP ICAP (LON:NXGN)
TCAPI.L
HY Earnings
Rotork
ROR.L
HY Earnings
Domino's Pizza Group
DOM.L
HY Earnings
Genel Energy
GENL.L
HY Earnings
Intertek Group
ITRK.L
HY Earnings InterContinental Hotels Group
IHG.L
HY Earnings
IWG
IWG.L
HY Earnings
T Clarke
CTO.L
HY Earnings
Standard Life Aberdeen
SLA.L
HY Earnings
Hargreaves Lansdown
HRGV.L
FY Earnings
Meggitt
MGGT.L
HY Earnings
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