UK Stocks-Factors to watch on March. 7
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March 7 -Britain's FTSE 100 .FTSE index is seen opening lower on Thursday, with futures FFIc1 down 0.14%.
* VIRGIN MONEY: Nationwide Building SocietyNBS.L has agreed topotentially buy lender Virgin Money UKVMUK.L for around 2.9 billion pounds ($3.69 billion).
* MELROSE: British aerospace supplier MelroseMRON.L raised its profit outlook for this by year by 30 million pounds.
* ITV: British broadcaster ITVITV.L reported a 32%drop in full-year adjusted operating profit to 489 million pounds.
* DARKTRACE: British cyber-security firm DarktraceDARK.L raised its forecasts for full-year revenue and margin on strong demand for its services amid a challenging geopolitical environment with more cyber threats.
* ENTAIN: British gambling group EntainENT.L reported amarginal rise in 2023 profit and said that some regulatory measures in the UK and Netherlands would hurt its profit forecast for the current financial year.
* BEAZLEY: British insurer BeazleyBEZG.L announced a $325 million sharebuyback, after its annual pretax profit more than doubled to a record $1.25 billion.
* ROBERT WALTERS: British recruiter Robert WaltersRWA.L posted 2023 profitbelow year-ago levels.
* AVIVA: British insurer AvivaAV.L reported a slightly better-than-expected9% rise in 2023 operating profit to 1.47 billion pounds ($1.87 billion).
* PAGEGROUP: Global recruiter PageGroupPAGE.L posted alower annual profit as weak candidate and client confidence led to delays in filling vacancies.
* ADMIRAL: British motor and home insurer Admiral GroupADML.L said its outlook was more positive despite global uncertainties after posting a23% jump in annual pre-tax profit.
* MARKS & SPENCER:British retailer Marks & Spencer's MKS.L co-CEO Katie Bickerstaffe is leaving and handing over the sole reins to Stuart Machin, Sky News reported.
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Reporting by Radhika Anilkumar and DhanushVignesh Babu in Bengaluru;
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