UK Stocks-Factors to watch on Oct 12
Oct 12 (Reuters) - Britain's FTSE 100 index is seen opening higher on Thursday, with futures up 0.44%.
* EASYJET: British airline easyJet said it had reached a proposed deal with Airbus to expand its fleet by up to 257 additional aircraft, plotting its growth beyond 2028, with bigger and more fuel efficient planes.
* RESTAURANT GROUP: An Apollo Global-owned and managed vehicle will acquire Wagamama owner The Restaurant Group for 506 million pounds ($623.34 million) in cash, the companies said.
* HAYS: British recruitment firm Hays forecast a fall in first-half profit after reporting lower quarterly net fees, due to lower client and candidate confidence in permanent hiring sector.
* OFGEM: Ofgem said it is considering a
one-off adjustment
to the country's price cap on energy bills to reduce the risk of suppliers going bust amid a record level of customer energy debt.
* CMA: Britain's antitrust regulator said it
suspected
that TV production companies including the BBC, ITV , Hat Trick, and Tiger Aspect could have broken competition law in relation to the purchase of services from freelancers.
* MOBICO: Mobico
cut its operating profit forecast
for the year and suspended its dividend, saying surging costs were making a full recovery in profitability take longer than expected.
* SIG: SIG Plc cut its forecast for full-year operating profit amid weak demand and "challenging" market conditions.
* KPMG: Britain's accounting regulator
fined KPMG a record 21 million pounds
for audits of Carillion, the builder that imploded in 2018 and prompted a root and branch review of auditing standards.
* WISE: Wise raised its annual profit growth forecast after growth in active customers boosted second-quarter income by 51%.
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> Other business headlines ($1 = 0.8118 pounds) (Reporting by Radhika Anilkumar in Bengaluru)
