UK Stocks-Factors to watch on Nov 1
Adds new items, updates futures
Nov 1 (Reuters) -Britain's FTSE 100 .FTSE index is seen opening flat onFriday, with futures FFIc1 up 0.02%.
* BOOHOO: British online fashion retailer Boohoo BOOH.L appointed Dan Finley as its new CEO, effective immediately, to succeed John Lyttle, a week after top investor Frasers FRAS.L wanted its controlling shareholder Mike Ashley in the role.
* SECURE TRUST: Secure Trust Bank STBS.L expects its annual profit to fall materially below market expectations as early arrears in its vehicle finance business hit a three-year low, it said.
* UK HOUSE PRICE: British house prices rose by a marginal 0.1% in October, slowing sharply from a 0.6% monthly increase in September, but the market remained resilient and was likely to gain momentum as borrowing costs fall, mortgage lender Nationwide said on Friday.
* UK BONDS: British government bond prices tumbled for a second day on Thursday as investors judged finance minister Rachel Reeves' first budget would boost inflation and cause the Bank of England to cut interest rates more slowly.
* BABY FORMULA TRIALS: Abbott ABT.N and Reckitt RKT.L unit Mead Johnson are not responsible for a young boy's debilitating intestinal disease, a jury found on Thursday in a lawsuit accusing them of failing to warn of their premature baby formulas' risks, a victory for the two companies following large losses in similar trials.
* OIL: Oil prices extended gains, climbing more than $1 a barrel to pare weekly losses.
* GOLD: Gold traded little changed on Friday.
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Reporting by Yamini Kalia and DhanushVignesh Babu in Bengaluru
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