UPDATE 1-UK Stocks-Factors to watch on July 11 Adds new items, updates futures July 11 - Britain's FTSE 100 .FTSE index is seen opening higher on Thursday, with futures FFIc1 up 0 .2%. * OFWAT: Britain's water regulator Ofwat proposed lower bill hikes and less investment than water companies had asked for, laying out a plan which it said would help improve Britain's sewage pollution crisis while maintaining a fair price for consumers.

UK Stocks-Factors to watch on July 11 July 11 - Britain's FTSE 100 .FTSE index is seen opening higher on Thursday, with futures FFIc1 up 0.22%. * SHELL: Canada's Unifor union said its members at Shell's SHEL.L Scotford refinery in Alberta, Canada, have ratified a new four-year agreement that includes a 16% wage increase. * FCA: Britain's markets watchdog set out final rules for the biggest shake-up in how companies list on the London Stock Exchange in three decades as it seeks to compete harder

EUROPE RESEARCH ROUNDUP-Ashtead Technology Holdings, Computacenter, Maersk June 6 (Reuters) - Securities analysts revised their ratings and price targets on several European companies, including Ashtead Technology Holdings, Computacenter and Maersk on Thursday. HIGHLIGHTS * Ashtead Technology Holdings Plc ATAS.L : Stifel raises target price to 900p from 770p * Computacenter Plc CCC.L : Morgan Stanley cuts target price to 2550p from 2650p * IG Group Holdings Plc IGG.L : Deutsche Bank cuts target

UPDATE 2-European shares led higher by tech stocks ahead of ECB rate decision For a Reuters live blog on U.S., UK and European stock markets, click LIVE/ or type LIVE/ in a news window Euro zone business activity expands at fastest rate in a year Sweden's Elekta tanks after Q4 profit miss Inditex rises after reporting pick-up in recent sales STOXX 600 closes up 0.8% Updated at 1550 GMT By Shristi Achar A and Shashwat Chauhan June 5 (Reuters) - European shares gained on Wednesday, led by technolo

UPDATE 2-FTSE 100 ends higher on revived US rate cut bets, ECB awaited For a Reuters live blog on U.S., UK and European stock markets, click LIVE/ or type LIVE/ in a news window FTSE 100 up 0.2%, FTSE 250 off 0.2% B&M falls after preliminary full-year results Weaker US jobs data cements rate cut bets Updated at 1550 GMT By Pranav Kashyap and Purvi Agarwal June 5 (Reuters) - Britain's FTSE 100 closed higher on Wednesday, buoyed by economic data cementing bets for a September rate cut by the U.S.