UK Stocks-Factors to watch on Oct 15
Adds new items, updates futures
Oct 15 -Britain's FTSE 100 .FTSE index is seen opening higher on Tuesday, with futures FFIc1 up 0.3%.
* DE LA RUE: British banknote printer De La Rue DLAR.L said it would sell its authentication business for 300 million pounds ($391.56 million), including debt, to industrial technology firm Crane NXT CXT.N.
* BELLWAY: UK homebuilder Bellway BWY.L said that it expects to construct more homes in the 2025 financial year than in the previous fiscal, buoyed by hopes of further reductions in borrowing costs.
* ROBERT WALTERS: British recruiter Robert Walters RWA.L reported a 12% drop in its third-quarter net fee income, pulled down by lacklustre hiring in Europe and the UK amid macroeconomic and political uncertainties.
* APPLIED NUTRITION: Applied Nutrition IPO-APPL.L, a British sports supplements manufacturer, forecast to raise about 340 million pounds to 400 million pounds in its London initial public offering.
* HSBC: HSBC Holdings Plc HSBA.L is reviewing expenses and operational controls at its China digital wealth business Pinnacle, in a move that could result in layoffs and mark an abrupt reversal of the lender's ambition for the unit, several sources said.
* REGULATORY OVERHAUL: British Prime Minister Keir Starmer promised on Monday to scrap regulation that holds back economic growth as he secured commitments for more than 60 billion pounds ($78 billion) of investment from some of the world's biggest businesses.
* OIL: Oil prices slid 3% in early Asian trade after a media report said Israel is willing not to strike Iranian oil targets, which eased fears of a supply disruption.
* GOLD: Gold was flat on Tuesday.
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Reporting by Yamini Kalia and DhanushVignesh Babu in Bengaluru
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