News: BHP UPDATE 1-UK Stocks-Factors to watch on Oct 20

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Oct 20 (Reuters) - Britain's FTSE 100 .FTSE index is seen opening lower on Thursday with futures FFIc1 down 0.17%.

• TRAVIS PERKINS: Travis Perkins TPK.L , Britain's biggest supplier of building materials, had a resilient third quarter with underlying sales growth of 7.4%.
• SCHRODERS: Schroders SDR.L reported a drop in its assets under management, as investors responded to geopolitical concerns-led uncertainty and recession risks.
• ST. JAMES'S: St James's Place SJP.L reported net inflows of 2.19 billion pounds ($2.46 billion) in the third quarter, down 15% from a year earlier.
• DUNELM: Dunelm Group DNLM.L posted a drop in its first-quarter sales, as consumers struggled with squeezed household incomes from an accelerating cost of living.
• RELX: Relx REL.L said that annual profit was set to grow faster than its historical trend after the group posted a 9% rise in revenue for the year so far.
• 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) 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.
• OIL: Oil prices were mixed as investors balanced caution over tightening supply against concerns that a global slowdown could curb demand.
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