UPDATE 2-European shares subdued ahead of economic data, French elections; H&M plunges For a Reuters live blog on U.S., UK and European stock markets, click LIVE/ or type LIVE/ in a news window H&M tumbles after missing quarterly profit forecasts Kering jumps on BofA double upgrade STOXX 600 down 0.4% Updated at 1600 GMT By Shashwat Chauhan, Jesus Calero and Shristi Achar A June 27 (Reuters) - European shares slipped on Thursday on investor caution ahead of crucial global economic data and the f

LIVE MARKETS-Results, upgrades and regulator decisions keep markets busy Welcome to the home for real-time coverage of markets brought to you by Reuters reporters. You can share your thoughts with us at alun.john @thomsonreuters.com . RESULTS, UPGRADES AND REGULATOR DECISIONS KEEP MARKETS BUSY It's been a busy first hour or so of trading in Europe, as investors tried to keep up with a string of large cap moves including retail giant H&M taking a kicking on weak results, drug maker GSK being hurt

BUZZ-UK's Serco gains on annual profit forecast upgrade ** British outsourcing firm Serco SRP.L rises as much as 5.1% to 181.60p; stock among top pct gainers on FTSE 250 .FTMC index ** Co raises annual profit forecast, helped by international immigration services contracts and acquisitions ** Serco, one of the suppliers which had supported the UK g

UPDATE 1-UK Stocks-Factors to watch on June 27 Adds news items, updates futures June 27 (Reuters) - Britain's FTSE 100 .FTSE index is seen opening flat on Thursday, with futures FFIc1 largely unchanged. * CURRYS: British electricals retailer Currys CURY.L , forecast further profit growth this year after a 10% rise in 2023/24 that reflected improving trading momentum through the period.

UPDATE 1-UK outsourcer Serco raises annual profit forecast Adds details in paragraphs 4-6 June 27 (Reuters) - British outsourcing company Serco Group SRP.L raised its annual profit forecast on Thursday, helped by international immigration services contracts and acquisitions, but remained wary of elections in its markets impacting performance. The London-listed company has benefited from acquiring immigration service firms, even as weakness in medicare services persists.