UK Stocks-Factors to watch on Oct. 2
Adds new items, updates futures
Oct 2 (Reuters) -Britain's FTSE 100 .FTSE index is seen opening higher, with futures FFIc1 up 0.2%.
* JD SPORTS: British sportswear retailer JD Sports FashionJD.L beat a consensus forecast for first-half profit and said it was on track to meet annual guidance, showing its multi-brand strategy working at a time when Nike is struggling.
* SAGA: British holiday group SagaSAGA.L said that it is intalks with Belgian insurer AgeasAGES.BR for a potential partnership for its insurance business.
* AO WORLD: UK online electricals retailer AO WorldAO.L said it wouldbuy the retailer of used smartphones and electronic products musicMagpieMMAG.L for about 10 million pounds ($13.3 million) to boost its mobile and consumer tech businesses.
* BARCLAYS: Barclays Bank PLC has agreed to pay $4 million to settle civil charges that it violated U.S. law and Commodity Futures Trading Commission regulations requiring accurate and timely reporting of swap transactions, the CFTC said in a statement.
* OIL: Oil prices jumped by over a dollar on Wednesday due to rising concerns Middle East tensions could escalate, potentially disrupting crude output from the region, following Iran's biggest ever military blow against Israel.
* METALS: Copper prices gained on Wednesday as China's stimulus measures brightened demand prospects, while rising oil prices due to the escalating Middle East conflict also lent support to the market.
* GOLD: Gold prices were flat, as a firmer dollar partially offset safe-heaven demand amid heightened Middle East tensions, while investors awaited U.S. data for further economic cues.
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Reporting by Yamini Kalia and DhanushVignesh Babu in Bengaluru
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