UK Stocks-Factors to watch on Sept 4
Updates futures, adds news items in bullet 1- 4
Sept 4 (Reuters) -Britain's FTSE 100 .FTSE index is seen opening lower on Wednesday, with futures FFIc1 down 0.85%.
* BARRAT: British housebuilderBarratt BDEV.L posted a better-than-expected annual profit on Wednesday, and said housing demand continues to be sensitive to mortgage affordability.
* DIRECT LINE:Direct Line Insurance Group DLGD.L missed expectations for its half-year operating profit as the British insurer struggles to reinvigorate its business, particularly its motor insurance arm.
* M&G: British insurer and asset managerM&G MNG.L reported a 4% fall in first-half operating profit, hit by weaker performance in its life and wealth business.
* SEGRO: British warehouse owner Segro Plc SGRO.L agreed to buy its smaller peer Tritax EuroBoxEBOX.L in an all-share deal with an enterprise value of about 1.10 billion pounds ($1.44 billion).
* PAYMENTS:UK regulators plan to curtail a new rule that would have forced banks and payment companies to reimburse fraud victims up to 415,000 pounds, after facing pressure from ministers and fintech firms, the Financial Times reported on Tuesday.
* OIL:Oil prices fell on Wednesday, extending a plunge of more than 4% the previous day, on expectations that a political dispute halting Libyan exports could be resolved and concerns over lower global demand growth.
* GOLD:Gold prices held steady on Wednesday as investors braced for a monthly U.S. payrolls report that could influence how swiftly and deeply the Federal Reserve cuts interest rates this year.
* METALS:London copper prices inched higher on Wednesday, supported by dip-buying after the market sank to a two-week low in the previous session and signs of a demand pickup in China.
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Reporting by Radhika Anilkumar in Bengaluru
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