UPDATE 1-UK Stocks-Factors to watch on Aug. 3 By Reuters

UPDATE 1-UK Stocks-Factors to watch on Aug. 3

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Aug 3 (Reuters) - Britain's FTSE 100 index is seen opening 23 points higher at 5,921 on Monday, according to financial bookmakers, with futures (FFIc1) down 0.3% ahead of cash markets open.

HSBC: HSBC Holdings PLC (LON:HSBA) warned its bad debt charges could blow past a previous estimate to $13 billion this year and said its profits more than halved.

SENIOR: British aerospace supplier Senior Plc (SNR.L) swung to a loss in the first half of 2020 and shelved its interim dividend as costs rose and its sales were hammered by coronavirus-driven cuts across the air industry and other manufacturing partners.

HISCOX: Lloyd's of London insurer Hiscox (HSX.L) swung to a first-half loss, as it set aside $232 million for claims stemming from the coronavirus crisis.

HAMMERSON: British mall operator Hammerson (HMSO.L) said it was in advanced talks to sell its 50% stake in joint venture VIA Outlets to its partner APG and was considering a rights issue to raise cash.

TUI: Holiday company TUI said it had agreed with BOC Aviation a sale and leaseback deal for five new Boeing 737 MAX-8 aircraft, raising $226 million to help boost its finances.

METRO BANK: Metro Bank has agreed to buy peer-to-peer lender RateSetter for an initial payment of 2.5 million pounds ($3.27 million).

NON-STANDARD FINANCE: Non-Standard Finance PLC said that the Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) had raised a number of concerns about its guarantor loans division.

RIO TINTO: Global miner Rio Tinto said it has initiated proceedings against a unit of engineering contractor Monadelphous Group over a fire that occurred last year at its iron ore processing facility.

SHELL: Royal Dutch Shell's Australia unit said it will buy environmental services firm Select Carbon.

HAMMERSON: Britain's Hammerson (HMSO.L) plans to raise some 800 million pounds ($1.1 billion) from a rights issue and the sale of its 50% stake in VIA Outlets, Sky news reported on Saturday.

BRITISH AIRWAYS: British Airways pilots have accepted a deal that will temporarily cut pay by 20% and eliminate more than 200 jobs, the pilots' union said on Friday.

RYANAIR: Ryanair has initiated legal proceedings against Ireland, questioning the legality of travel restrictions that have kept a quarantine policy in place for all but 15 countries.

OIL: Oil prices fell on oversupply concerns as OPEC and its allies wind back production cuts in August and a rise in worldwide COVID-19 cases points to a slower pick-up in fuel demand.

GOLD: Gold prices surged to an all-time high as fears over an economic fallout from rising COVID-19 cases boosted demand for the safe-haven metal, although gains were capped by an uptick in the U.S. dollar.

The UK blue-chip index (.FTSE) ended down 1.5% on Friday, after Britain postponed the easing of a coronavirus-induced lockdown as cases surged, raising fears that a nascent economic recovery may reverse.

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FTSE 100	7,554.31	+84.53	+1.13%
DAX	15,524.27	+64.88	+0.42%
Euro Stoxx 50	4,184.97	+20.37	+0.49%
US 30	34,334.5	+173.7	+0.51%
US 500	4,354.8	+28.3	+0.65%
Nikkei 225	26,717.34	+547.04	+2.09%
GBP Index	76.45	-0.03	-0.03%

Brent Oil	88.72	+0.55	+0.62%
Crude Oil WTI	87.25	+0.64	+0.74%
Gold	1,795.95	+2.85	+0.16%
Silver	22.747	+0.071	+0.31%
Copper	4.4275	+0.0110	+0.25%
London Cocoa	1,680.00	-23.00	-1.35%
London Wheat	217.05	-2.55	-1.16%

GBP/USD	1.3411	+0.0026	+0.19%
EUR/USD	1.1150	+0.0008	+0.07%
USD/JPY	115.39	+0.06	+0.05%
EUR/GBP	0.8314	-0.0009	-0.11%
USD/CAD	1.2721	-0.0019	-0.15%
GBP/JPY	154.74	+0.37	+0.24%
AUD/USD	0.7038	+0.0008	+0.11%

Lloyds Banking	52.25	+0.22	+0.42%
Vodafone Group PLC	126.08	+1.86	+1.50%
Barclays	203.55	+1.35	+0.67%
BT Group	193.55	+2.00	+1.04%
HSBC	538.30	+15.60	+2.98%
BHP Group	2,443.00	+45.00	+1.88%
Exxon Mobil	75.12	+0.95	+1.28%

UPDATE 1-UK Stocks-Factors to watch on Aug. 3

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