UK Stocks-Factors to watch on July 29
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July 29 (Reuters) -Britain's FTSE 100 .FTSE index is seen opening higher on Monday, with futures FFIc1 up 0.4%.
* PEARSON: British education company Pearson PSON.L reported a 4% rise in first-half adjusted operating profit to 250 million pounds ($321.75 million) on Monday, and said it was on track to meet its expectations for the full year and 2025.
* TESCO: Tesco TSCO.L, Britain's biggest supermarket group, said it would continue its share buyback programme with a plan to repurchase shares with a market value of up to 400 million pounds ($515 million).
* CRANSWICK: British meat producer Cranswick CWK.L reported a higher first-quarter revenue, driven by strong demand for its premium ranges and pet products.
* BETMGM: U.S. sports-betting service BetMGM said it expects revenue to grow in the second half of the year and into 2025, banking on demand from punters looking to cash in on the National Football League (NFL) season.
* OIL: Oil pricesrose, paring last week's loss, on fears of a widening conflict in the Middle East following a rocket strike in the Israeli-occupied Golan Heights, which Israel and the United States blamed on Lebanese armed group Hezbollah..
* GOLD: Prices of safe-haven gold climbed on heightened geopolitical tensions in the Middle East and amid expectations of a U.S. rate cut in September, while focus shifted to the Federal Reserve's policy meeting due later this week.
* METALS: Copper prices struggled in a tight range after three straight weeks of declines, with investors looking more cues on the global economic outlook from the Federal Reserve meeting and U.S. data releases this week.
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Reporting by Prerna Bedi and DhanushVignesh Babu in Bengaluru
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