UK Stocks-Factors to watch on Nov. 7
Nov 7 (Reuters) -Britain's FTSE 100 .FTSE index is seen opening higher on Thursday, with futures FFIc1 up 0.12%.
* RATES: The Bank of England is likely to cut interest rates on Thursday for only the second time since 2020 but the big question for investors is whether the BoE sends a signal about its subsequent moves after the government's inflation-raising budget.
* RECKITT: Private equity groups Advent International and Apollo Global APO.N are among firms considering a potential buyout of consumer goods company Reckitt's RKT.L homecare assets, Bloomberg News reported, citing people familiar with the matter.
* HSBC: HSBC Holdings HSBA.L is planning to issue a 3-year, 3 billion yuan ($417.8 million) panda bond, according to a term sheet seen by Reuters.
* RIO TINTO: U.S. president-elect Donald Trump's new administration should focus on speeding up the permitting process to ensure there is enough copper for the energy transition, said a Rio Tinto executive, referring to its stalled Arizona mine.
* EX-DIVS: HSBC, BP BP.L, Airtel Africa AAF.L and JD Sports JD.L will trade without entitlement to their latest dividend pay-outs on Thursday.
* FTSE: The UK's benchmark FTSE 100 slipped as losses in shares of homebuilders and precious miners countered an upbeat global market sentiment following Republican Donald Trump's election as U.S. president.
* UK CORPORATE DIARY:
Rolls-Royce | RR.L | Q3 Trading update |
Wizz Air | WIZZ.L | HY results |
Taylor Wimpey | TW.L | Q3 Trading update |
National Grid | NG.L | HY results |
BT | BT.L | HY results |
Hikma | HIK.L | November Trading update |
Sainsbury's | SBRY.L | HY results |
Hiscox | HSX.L | Q3 Trading update |
ITV | ITV.L | Q3 Trading update |
Tate& Lyle | TATE.L | HY results |
Auto Trader | AUTOA.L | HY results |
John Wood | WG.L | Q3 Trading update |
IMI Plc | IMI.L | HY results |
Howden Joinery | HWDN.L | Q3 Trading update |
Endeavour Mining | EDV.L | Q3 Trading update |
Trainline | TRNT.L | HY results |
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Reporting by Prerna Bedi in Bengaluru
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