UK Stocks-Factors to watch on Sept. 26
Sept 26 (Reuters) -Britain's FTSE 100 .FTSE index is seen opening higher on Thursday, with futures FFIc1 up 0.3%.
* THAMES WATER: S&P and Moody's slashed the credit rating of Thames Water with both firms warning that it was fast running out of money and on the brink of default.
* AI: U.S. private equity firm Blackstone BX.N has confirmed a $13.3 billion investment for an artificial intelligence data centre in northeast England, the British prime minister's office said.
* CONSUMER SENTIMENT: British consumers have grown more gloomy over the past month following the removal of a welfare benefit for pensioners and warning of tax rises in next month's budget, a new survey from a trade body showed.
* CAR PRODUCTION: British car productions fell for the sixth consecutive month in August, affected by summer shutdowns and factories prepping to switch to newer models, industry data showed.
* SHELL: Trinidad and Tobago selected oil and gas producer Shell SHEL.L as the preferred bidder for a shallow water block, three people close to the process said.
* BP: BP BP.L said the company has secured offshore facilities and removed some non-essential personnel from Argos, Atlantis, Mad Dog, Na Kika and Thunder Horse platforms in the Gulf of Mexico in response to Hurricane Helene.
* OIL: Oil prices were little changed as a US stockpile drop outweighed demand concerns.
* GOLD: Gold lingered near record highs on expectations of another big U.S. rate cut this year, although gains were limited ahead of remarks by key Federal Reserve policymakers.
* EX-DIVS: Barratt BDEV.L and Rightmove RMV.L will trade without entitlement to their latest dividend pay-outs on Thursday.
* FTSE: The UK's main stock indexes ended lower on Wednesday hurt by energy shares tracking lower oil prices.
* UK CORPORATE DIARY:
Halma | HLMA.L | Trading update |
Robert Walters | RWA.L | Capital markets event |
Mitchells & Butlers | MAB.L | Q4 trading update |
Pennon | PNN.L | Trading update |
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Reporting by Prerna Bedi in Bengaluru; Editing by Sumana Nandy
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