UK Stocks-Factors to watch on March 12

Reuters
03-12
UK Stocks-Factors to watch on March 12

March 12 (Reuters) - Britain's FTSE 100 .FTSE index is seen opening higher on Wednesday, with futures FFIc1 up 0.39%.

* RIO TINTO: The world's biggest iron ore producer Rio Tinto RIO.AX, RIO.L is offering $9 billion in U.S. investment-grade bonds as the miner seeks funding for its recently-closed buyout of Arcadium Lithium LTM.AX, Bloomberg News reported on Tuesday.

* DIRECT LINE GROUP: Shareholders in Direct Line Group DLGD.L have voted in favour of its proposed takeover by larger rival Aviva AV.L, a deal which values the London-listed personal line carrier at 3.7 billion pounds ($4.79 billion) and is set to close in mid-2025.

* FCA: Britain's Payments System Regulator will be abolished and its remit absorbed by another financial regulator, the government said.

* ROSEBANK: British investment firm Rosebank Industries ROSE.L said it was withdrawing its bid to buy U.S.-based Electrical Components International, which makes wire harnesses, citing political and equity markets volatility.

* ELECTRICITY: The National Energy System Operator announced that Britain's auction to secure sufficient electricity capacity for 2028/29 has cleared at 60 pounds per kilowatt (kW) per year.

* OIL: Oil prices edged up, buoyed by a weaker dollar, but mounting fears of a U.S. economic slowdown and the impact of tariffs on global economic growth capped gains.

* GOLD: Gold held steady ahead of a key U.S. inflation data that could help gauge the Federal Reserve's interest rate path amid trade tensions and economic slowdown fears, while attention was also on a potential ceasefire deal in Ukraine.

* The UK blue-chip index .FTSE fell 1.2%on Tuesday notching its lowest closing level since January 16.

* UK CORPORATE DIARY:

Legal& General Group PLC

LGEN.L

Full Year Earnings Release

Balfour Beatty PLC

BALF.L

Full Year Earnings Release

Hikma Pharmaceuticals

HIK.L

Full Year Earnings Release

Hochschild Mining PLC

HOCM.L

Full Year Earnings Release

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(Compiled by Simone Lobo in Bengaluru)

((Simone.Lobo@thomsonreuters.com; +919920570373;))

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