UK Stocks-Factors to watch on Jan 24

By Reuters / January 24, 2017 / in.investing.com / Article Link

Jan 24 (Reuters) - Britain's FTSE 100 .FTSE index is expected to open 16 points higher on Tuesday, according to financial spreadbetters.

* The UK blue chip index fell 0.7 percent, down after the pound rose to a one-month high against the dollar. It ended down 0.66 percent at 7151.18 points on Monday. BOVIS/BERKELEY: British housebuilders Bovis BVS.L and Berkeley BKGH.L see little logic in a merger, sources close to the companies told Reuters, after a media report said an influential Bovis shareholder wrote to Berkeley asking it to consider such a step. ANGLO AMERICAN: Teck Resources TECKb.TO has held talks with fellow miner Anglo American Plc AAL.L about sharing port infrastructure at their neighboring copper mines in Chile, Teck's chief executive officer said on Monday, arguing for more industry partnerships. US/UK TRADE: U.S. President Donald Trump will discuss ways to expand trade with Britain when British Prime Minister Theresa May meets with him at the White House on Friday, although trade may not be the central focus of their conversation, the White House said. For more on the factors affecting European stocks, please click on: cpurl://apps.cp./cms/?pageId=livemarkets

* UK CORPORATE DIARY:

easyJet Plc

EZJ.L

Q1

Genel Energy

GENL.L

Trading Update

PZ Cussons

PZC.L

Half Year

IG Group

IGG.L

Half Year

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