UK Stocks-Factors to watch on Oct 4
Oct 4 (Reuters) -Britain's FTSE 100 .FTSE index is seen opening higher on Friday, with futures FFIc1 up 0.01%.
* SHEIN: Shein is set to hold informal investor meetings in the coming weeks for its planned London initial public offering (IPO), three sources with knowledge of the matter said, pushing ahead with preparations as it awaits UK regulatory approval.
* ELECTRIC VEHICLES: Britain's electric vehicle market will likely miss 2024 targets set by the zero-emission vehicle (ZEV) mandate, a trade body warned on Friday, and called on the new Labour government to introduce incentives for private buyers to speed up the switch to EVs.
* OIL: Oil prices inched up in early Asian trading hours on Friday, holding on to their strong weekly gains, as investors weighed the Middle East conflict and the potential disruption in crude flows against an amply-supplied global market.
* GOLD: Gold prices climbed on Friday, supported by safe-haven demand arising from the Middle East conflict, while spotlight shifted towards U.S. payrolls report to gauge the trajectory of the Federal Reserve's policy path.
* METALS: Copper prices rose on Friday, after having see-sawed in holiday-thinned trade through the week as profit booking kept prices from gaining on hopes of a rebound in demand after top consumer China's stimulus measures.
* The UK's benchmark FTSE 100 edged lower on Thursday, with losses in mining shares offsetting another strong day for energy companies, while Britain's biggest supermarket group Tesco climbed after raising its annual profit forecast.
* UK CORPORATE DIARY:
J D Wetherspoon | JDW.L | FY results |
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Reporting by Yamini Kalia in Bengaluru
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