News: RIO UPDATE 1-UK Stocks-Factors to watch on Aug. 3

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Aug 3 (Reuters) - Britain's FTSE 100 .FTSE index is seen opening higher on Thursday, with futures FFIc1 up 0.07%.

• LSEG: London Stock Exchange Group LSEG.L reported first-half total income of 4.179 billion pounds, up 11.9% from a year earlier, saying revenue growth for the year is expected to be near the top end of its 6-8% guidance range.
• RR: Aero-engineer Rolls-Royce RR.L reported underlying operating profit of 673 million pounds in its first half, more than

  five

  times the level of a year ago.

• NEXT: British fashion retailer Next NXT.L

  raised

  its guidance for annual profit by 10 million pounds to 845 million pounds.

• WIZZ: Wizz Air WIZZ.L posted a first-quarter net

  profit

  of 61.1 million euros powered by a record 15.3 million passenger carried.

• HIKMA: British drugmaker Hikma Pharmaceuticals HIK.L

  raised

  annual revenue and margin forecast for its generics business.

• SMITH+NEPHEW: British medical products maker Smith+Nephew SN.L

  raised

  its annual underlying revenue growth outlook.

• SHAFTESBURY CAPITAL: Shaftesbury Capital SHCS.L said trading conditions across its West End locations in London were "

  positive ", with customer sales now tracking 15% ahead of 2019 levels.

• PETS AT HOME: Pets at Home Group PETSP.L reported a nearly 8%

  rise

  in first-quarter revenue, underpinned by higher transaction volumes.

• MONDI: Mondi MNDI.L reported a

  drop

  in half-yearly revenues and underlying core profit.

• RIO TINTO: Mongolia has settled almost all of its outstanding tax issues with Rio Tinto RIO.L over development of the giant Oyu Tolgoi copper mine, the country's prime minister told Reuters.
• BOE: The Bank of England is expected to raise interest rates to a 15-year high of 5.25% from 5%.
• WIZZ: Airbus AIR.PA has won an order from Wizz Air WIZZ.L for 75 additional A321neo aircraft.

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