UPDATE 1-UK Stocks-Factors to watch July 23

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Britain's FTSE 100 .FTSE index is seen opening 7 points lower
on Thursday, according to financial bookmakers with futures up
0.2% ahead of cash markets open.

* BREWIN DOLPHIN: Brewin Dolphin BRW.L booked a 12.8% rise
in total funds to 46.7 billion pounds in the three months to
end-June, driven by total net inflows of 400 million pounds and
a rally in investment returns, the wealth manager said on
Thursday. * TATE & LYLE: Food ingredients maker Tate & Lyle Plc
TATE.L said on Thursday demand improved in June compared to
the previous two months as coronavirus restrictions started to
ease, but cautioned that the full extent of the pandemic's
impact still remained unclear. * BEAZLEY: British insurer Beazley Plc BEZG.L swung to a
loss for the first half on Thursday as it set aside tens of
millions of pounds to pay coronavirus-related claims and warned
the fallout of the crisis would be on the level of a major
natural catastrophe. * G4S: Security contractor G4S Plc GFS.L on Thursday
reported first-half operating profit that beat market
expectations, getting a boost from a solid performance in its
core security business, but said it would still hold off on
paying dividends. * UNILEVER: Second-quarter sales at Unilever ULVR.L ,
UNA.AS fell much less than expected as strong growth in North
America helped offset the hit from coronavirus lockdowns.
* IG GROUP: Online trading firm IG Group Holdings IGG.L
reported an annual profit on Thursday that jumped more than 52%,
helped by increased client activity as the COVID-19 pandemic
fuelled market volatility. * DAILY MAIL AND GENERAL TRUST: The publisher of the Daily
Mail newspaper DMGOa.L reported a 44% drop in nine-month
operating profit after growth in the first five months was wiped
out by the COVID-19 pandemic, although it said its newspapers
and website had returned to profit in June.
* ANTOFAGASTA: One of the world's largest copper producers,
Chilean miner Antofagasta ANTO.L , and workers at its Zaldivar
mine decided to extend government-mediated talks for a new union
contract and avoid a strike, a union source said on Wednesday
night. * PREMIER LEAGUE: Britain's National Cyber Security Centre
(NCSC) warned on Thursday that hackers are increasingly
targeting soccer clubs in the Premier League in a wider attack
on the country's sports sector. * CARNIVAL: Carnival Corp's CCL.N Princess Cruises said on
Wednesday it would extend the suspension of select voyages
through Dec. 15 as it looks to contain the spread of the novel
coronavirus. * BRITISH AIRWAYS: UK pilots' union BALPA is recommending
that its 4,300 members accept British Airways' proposal of about
20% reduced pay and voluntary severance to limit the amount of
forced job cuts, the union said on Wednesday. * CHINESE HACKING: Foreign minister Dominic Raab said on
Wednesday Britain was concerned by evidence published by the
United States showing that China was involved in cyber attacks
against medical and academic institutions in 11 countries
including the U.K. * EX-DIVS: Pennon Group PNN.L and SSE SSE.L will trade
without entitlement to its latest dividend pay-out on Thursday,
trimming 2.8 points off the FTSE 100 according to Reuters
calculations. * The UK blue-chip index .FTSE sank on Wednesday with
energy and healthcare stocks weighing the most amid weaker oil
prices and some unwinding of bets on the timeline of a
coronavirus vaccine. For more on the factors affecting European stocks, please
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