UK Stocks-Factors to watch on Oct 3
Oct 3 (Reuters) -Britain's FTSE 100 .FTSE index is seen opening lower, with futures FFIc1 down 0.49%.
* BANKS: Britain is giving banks enhanced new powers to delay and investigate suspicious payments in a bid to slash the estimated 460 million pounds ($610 million) lost to fraud in the last year.
* BRITISH LAND: Property firm British Land Co Plc BLND.L said on Wednesday it has acquired a portfolio of seven retail parks from Brookfield Asset Management BAM.TO for 441 million pounds ($585.34 million), increasing its position in the retail park market.
* LSEG: Users of LSEG's LSEG.L news and data Workspace terminal reported outages across the globe on Wednesday, less than one hour after trading started on Wall Street.
* GOLD: Gold prices were trading in a tight range on Thursday as traders remained on the sidelines ahead of a key U.S. economic data that may provide clues about the size of the Federal Reserve's interest rate cuts expected later this year.
* OIL: Oil prices rose on Thursday as the prospect of a widening Middle East conflict that could disrupt crude oil flows from the key exporting region overshadowed a stronger global supply outlook.
* EX-DIVS: Centrica CNA.L, F&C Investment Trust FCIT.L, Phoenix Group PHNX.L, Smith & Nephew SN.L, Hargreaves Lansdown HRGV.L, Weir Group WEIR.L will trade without entitlement to its latest dividend pay-out on Thursday.
* The UK's benchmark FTSE 100 stock index edged higher on Wednesday, led by energy shares as oil prices jumped on concerns about tensions in the Middle East, though investors were cautious as they assessed the risk of escalating conflict.
* UK CORPORATE DIARY:
Boohoo | BOOH.L | HY results |
Tesco | TSCO.L | HY results |
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Reporting by Yamini Kalia in Bengaluru
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