UK Stocks-Factors to watch on May 30
May 30 (Reuters) -Britain's FTSE 100 .FTSE index is seen opening lower on Thursday, with futures FFIc1 down 0.4%.
* BP: British oil major BP BP.L and Trinidad and Tobago's state energy firm NGC have received a two-year license from the U.S. Treasury Department to negotiate and develop the Cocuina-Manakin gas fields with Venezuela, Trinidad's energy minister said.
* IDS: Royal Mail and its sister business GLS IDSI.L need sizable, almost immediate investments to defend market share and face shifting market trends, Czech billionaire Daniel Kretinsky told Reuters after the group's owner agreed to a 3.57 billion pound ($4.53 billion) takeover.
* ANGLO AMERICAN: Mining group BHP Group BHP.AX walked away from its $49 billion plan to take over rival Anglo American AAL.L, which rejected a last-ditch request for more time, ending for now its six-week pursuit.
* M&S: Marks & Spencer MKS.L appointed Alison Dolan as its chief financial officer, days after the British retailer smashed profit forecasts and announced its first yearly dividend since 2019.
* OIL: Oil prices mostly steady ahead of U.S stockpile data amid downward pressure
* GOLD: Gold prices drop as strong U.S. dollar, yields dim bullion's shine
* METALS: Shanghai aluminium climbs to 2-year high on strong fundamentals
* EX-DIVS: Marks & Spencer and Severn Trent SVT.L will trade without entitlement to its latest dividend pay-out on Thursday.
* London's blue-chip stocks dropped on Wednesday for the six straight session as traders pared back bets on the timing of Federal Reserve interest rate cuts.
* UK CORPORATE DIARY:
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Dr Martens | DOCS.L | FY Results |
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Reporting by Echha Jain in Bengaluru
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