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UK Stocks-Factors to watch on August 4
Aug 4, 2026 12:25 AM

Aug 4 (Reuters) - Britain's FTSE 100 index is seen

opening higher on Tuesday, with futures up 0.3%.

* SEGRO ( SEGXF ): Segro ( SEGXF ) has agreed to be bought by rival

U.S. logistics firm Prologis ( PLD ) in a deal worth up to £14.3

billion.

* BP: BP posted a second-quarter underlying

replacement cost profit, its version of net income, of $5.73

billion.

* SMITH+NEPHEW: Smith+Nephew cut its full-year

revenue growth forecast.

* TRAVIS PERKINS: Travis Perkins reported a 6.3%

rise in half-year adjusted operating profit.

* DOMINO'S PIZZA: Domino's Pizza Group reported a

3.6% rise in half-yearly underlying core profit.

* SIG: SIG reported a 31% slump in first-half profit

on Tuesday, hurt by lower demand in a weak construction market

and rising costs.

* METRO BANK ( MTRBF ): Metro Bank ( MTRBF ) reported a 34% jump in

first-half profit.

* HSBC ( HSBC ): HSBC Holdings ( HSBC ) reported a 23% first-half

profit surge that bettered expectations.

* ASTON MARTIN: Aston Martin's creditors has

threatened legal action against the carmaker after learning that

it plans to sell a portion of its branding and naming rights as

part of a new debt financing package, the Financial Times

reported.

* AUTO: Battery electric vehicle registrations in Britain

jumped 49% in July from a year earlier, taking more than a

quarter of the new car market and running ahead of the

zero-emission vehicle mandate path for a second month, New

AutoMotive data showed.

* COMMODITIES: Oil prices rebounded 1%, gold nudged higher,

and copper prices rose.

* For more on the factors affecting European stocks, please

click on:

TODAY'S UK PAPERS

> Financial Times

> Other business headlines

(Compiled by Neeshita Beura and Megha Kumari in Bengaluru)

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