UK Stocks-Factors to watch on April 26
April 26 -Britain's FTSE 100 .FTSE index is seen opening higher on Friday, with futures FFIc1 up 0.7%.
* ANGLO AMERICAN: Anglo American's management does not consider a proposed $39 billion takeover offer from BHP Group BHP.AX as attractive, two sources told Reuters, as some investors and analysts dismissed it as opportunistic.
* ANGLO AMERICAN: South Africa's government is scrutinising BHP Group's BHP.AX proposed deal to buy Anglo American AAL.L, a spokesperson said, with the deal likely to concern officials the coming weeks before a general election where the governing party's majority is at risk.
* CONSUMER SENTIMENT: British consumer sentiment returned to a two-year high this month as households took a more positive view of the economy and their own finances, a long-running survey showed.
* OIL: Oil prices rose in early trade as players took stock of the U.S. Treasury secretary's comments that the country's economy is likely in a stronger position than indicated by weak first-quarter data, coupled with supply concerns as conflict continues in the Middle East.
* GOLD: Gold prices edged lower and were set for a weekly decline as investor attention turned to key U.S. inflation data for cues on the Federal Reserve's interest rate trajectory.
* FTSE: Britain's benchmark FTSE 100 stock index scored its third consecutive record high on Thursday, led by miner Anglo American on a buyout offer from BHP Group, while investors cheered earnings from several blue-chip firms including Unilever, AstraZeneca and Barclays.
* UK CORPORATE DIARY:
NatWest Group | NWG.L | Q1 results |
Pearson | PSON.L | Q1 trading update |
Smurfit Kappa | SKG.I | Q1 trading update |
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Reporting by Prerna Bedi in Bengaluru
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