UK Stocks-Factors to watch on June 20
June 20 (Reuters) -Britain's FTSE 100 .FTSE index is seen opening higher on Thursday, with futures FFIc1 up 0.22%.
* ELECTION:Election pledges by Britain's governing Conservatives and the opposition Labour Party do not set out how they plan to meet a 38 billion pound ($48 billion) funding shortfall in the National Health Service (NHS) in England, a report said.
* AI:The United Kingdom is home to the biggest number of generative AI (GenAI) startups across Europe and Israel, followed by Germany and Israel, according to a study by venture capital firm Accel.
* GOLD:Gold prices climbed to their highest level in a week on Thursday as softer U.S. economic data increased the likelihood of interest rate cuts from the Federal Reserve this year.
* METALS:Copper prices edged up on Thursday, as sentiment was lifted by China's central bank's reinforcement of its easing monetary stance, better end-user demand and mine supply shortage worries.
* EX-DIVS:British Land BLND.L, Experian EXPN.L, Persimmon PSN.L, Airtel Africa AAF.L will trade without entitlement to its latest dividend pay-out on Thursday, along with United Utilities UU.L, 3i Group III.L, Tate & Lyle TATE.L and Mitie Group MTO.L .
* London's FTSE 100 closed higher on Wednesday as investors digested a key inflation report that showed a sluggish decline in services inflation, while industrial miners tracking higher copper prices offset declines.
* UK CORPORATE DIARY:
DS Smith | SMDS.L | FY results |
CMC Markets | CMCX.L | FY results |
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Reporting by Radhika Anilkumar in Bengaluru
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