CORRECTED-LIVE MARKETS-Burberry to likely drop out of FTSE 100 next week Corrects day to Wednesday, not Thursday, in penultimate paragraph STOXX 600 up 0.7% Tech stocks rise Spirits makers surge Wall St futures higher Welcome to the home for real-time coverage of markets brought to you by Reuters reporters. You can share your thoughts with us at markets.research@thomsonreuters.com BURBERRY TO CHECK OUT OF FTSE 100 NEXT WEEK With UK's premier index due for a rejig next week, analysts anticipate l

UPDATE 4-Birkenstock misses quarterly profit estimates as expansion plan hits margins Updates shares in paragraph 1, adds CEO comment in paragraph 3 and analyst comment in paragraph 11 By Ananya Mariam Rajesh Aug 29 (Reuters) - Birkenstock BIRK.N missed quarterly profit expectations on Thursday as the German sandal maker's global expansion drive and production ramp-up compressed its margins, sending its shares down 1 2% in early trading.

US STOCKS-Futures muted ahead of Nvidia earnings For a Reuters live blog on U.S., UK and European stock markets, click LIVE/ or type LIVE/ in a news window SentinelOne gains after raising annual revenue forecast Nordstrom climbs as quarterly profit beats estimates Foot Locker drops on bigger second-quarter loss Futures tracking Dow and S&P 500 flat, Nasdaq off 0.01% Updated at 7:19 a.m.

PRESS DIGEST-British Business - Aug 28 Aug 28 (Reuters) - The following are the top stories on the business pages of British newspapers. Reuters has not verified these stories and does not vouch for their accuracy. The Times - Delaware's highest court will hear an appeal by GSK GSK.L and rival drugmakers seeking to end more than 70,000 lawsuits claiming that the discontinued heartburn drug Zantac caused cancer .

BUZZ-UK's Admiral tops FTSE 100 after HY profit beat, special dividend ** Shares of Admiral Group ADML.L rise 11% to 3,123p, stock top pct gainer on FTSE 100 .FTSE index ** Stock hits highest level since September 2021 ** British motor and home insurer posts forecast-beating 32% rise in pre-tax profit for the first half of the year, led by strong U