UK Stocks-Factors to watch on July 26
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July 26 (Reuters) -Britain's FTSE 100 .FTSE index is seen opening higher on Friday, with futures FFIc1 up 0.2%.
* NATWEST: NatWest'sNWG.L first-half pretax operating profitfell by a less-than-expected 16% to 3 billion pounds ($3.86 billion), it said, with margins hit by mortgage market competition and savers shifting deposits to higher-paying products.
* METRO BANK: Britain's Metro BankMTRO.L said it wouldsell its portfolio of prime residential mortgages to NatWest Group NWG.L for up to 2.4 billion pounds in cash.
* SEGRO: Warehouse developer SegroSGRO.L said values of its properties havestabilised, with the UK business seeing its first increase since the cycle turned in 2022.
* DRAX: British power generator DraxDRX.L postedhigher first half profits on strong renewable power output and said it expects annual profit to be at the top end of market expectations.
* MAN GROUP: Hedge fund Man GroupEMG.L posted a rise in assets under management to arecord $178.2 billion in the six months to end-June, beating analyst expectations, with the company citing growth in its liquid credit strategies.
* JUPITER FUND MANAGEMENT: Jupiter Fund ManagementJUP.L said its assets under managementfell in the first half of the year, due to higher net outflows driven by the changes to its Value equity team and Chrysalis Investment Trust.
* CMA: Britain's competition regulator said its ongoing review of supermarket loyalty prices was unlikely to identify widespread evidence of promotions that mislead shoppers.
* CMA: Britain's CMA said the country's drivers are still paying too much for road fuel, with increases in retail fuel margins costing them over 1.6 billion pounds in 2023.
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Reporting by Prerna Bedi and DhanushVignesh Babu in Bengaluru
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