UK Stocks-Factors to watch on Oct 20
Oct 20 (Reuters) - Britain's FTSE 100 .FTSE index is seen opening flat on Thursday with futures FFIc1 up 0.03%.
* ASTON MARTIN: Zhejiang Geely Holding Chairman Li Shufu is considering raising the company's stake in luxury carmaker Aston Martin AML.L to up to 10%, Bloomberg News reported.
* MINERS: BHP BHP.AX and Antofagasta Minerals said that a mining royalty bill in Chile would affect competitiveness and encourage miners to reevaluate investments.
* STRIKE: British Railway workers union RMT said it would take strike action against 14 train operating companies in early November.
* CAPRICORN ENERGY: Irenic Capital Management, a hedge fund that owns a 1.5% stake in Capricorn Energy CNE.L , asked the natural gas producer to abandon its sale to Israel's NewMed Energy LP NWMDp.TA .
* GOLD: Gold prices fell further, after declining more than 1% in the previous session, dragged by strengthening in the U.S. dollar and Treasury yields amid continued jitters over sharp rate hikes by the Federal Reserve.
* OIL: Oil prices were mixed as investors balanced caution over tightening supply against concerns that a global slowdown could curb demand.
* UK stock indexes closed lower on Wednesday after data showed consumer prices returned to a 40-year high in September, while banking stocks were hit by reports of windfall taxes.
* UK CORPORATE DIARY:
Centamin PLC
CEY.L
Q3 Production Report
Schroders PLC
SDR.L
Q3 Update National Express Group PLC
NEX.L
Qtrly Trading Update Jupiter Fund Management PLC
JUP.L
Q3 Trading Update
St Jame's Place PLC
SJP.L
Q3 Business announcement
Travis Perkins
TPK.L
Q3 Trading Update
Dunelm Group
DNLM.L
Q1 Trading Update
Relx PLC
REL.L
9 Months Trading Update Dechra Pharmaceuticals PLC
DPH.L
Q1 Trading Update
Segro PLC
SGRO.L
Q3 Trading Update
Bunzl PLC
BNZL.L
Q3 Trading Update
RPS Group
RPS.L
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Reporting by Prerna Bedi in Bengaluru
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