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UK Stocks-Factors to watch on Feb 3
Feb 2, 2025 9:48 PM

Feb 2 (Reuters) - Britain's FTSE 100 index is

seen opening lower on Monday, with futures down 1.3%.

* TALOS: Talos Energy ( TALO ) is poised to name veteran

Shell executive Paul Goodfellow as its next CEO, two

people familiar with the matter said on Sunday.

* WEINSTEIN: U.S. activist investor Boaz Weinstein may have

suffered a defeat in the first vote on his plans to shake up

Britain's investment trust industry, but bosses in sector will

not be sleeping easy.

* UNILEVER ( UL ): Unilever ( UL ) is evaluating options,

including a New York listing, for its ice cream business,

Bloomberg News reported on Friday, citing people familiar with

the matter.

* OIL: Oil prices jumped on Monday after U.S. President

Donald Trump imposed tariffs on Canada, Mexico and China,

raising fears of crude supply disruption from two of the biggest

suppliers to the U.S.

* METALS: Most base metals in London dipped on Monday, with

copper hitting its lowest in four weeks, as U.S. President

Donald Trump's 10% tariff on imports from top metals consumer

China fuelled trade war concerns.

* GOLD: Gold prices fell nearly 1% on Monday after rising to

an all-time high in the previous session, as the U.S. dollar

strengthened on mounting fears of a global trade war.

* FTSE 100: Britain's benchmark share index closed at a

record high on Friday and logged its best month in more than two

years, while investors prepared for the Bank of England's rate

decision next week.

* For more on the factors affecting European stocks, please

click on:

TODAY'S UK PAPERS

> Financial Times

> Other business headlines

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