UK Stocks-Factors to watch on April 9
April 9 - Britain's FTSE 100 index is seen opening down on Wednesday, with futures down 3.07%. * TARIFF: British finance minister Rachel Reeves will hold tariff crisis talks with bosses from Hargreaves Lansdown , Legal & General, Lloyds Banking Group and M&G, Sky News reported. * ANGLO AMERICAN: Peabody Energy said it was reviewing all options regarding its $3.78 billion acquisition agreement with Anglo American after an ignition event at Moranbah North mine. * OFFSHORE GAS: The US has revoked two licenses for the development of offshore natural gas projects between Trinidad and Tobago and Venezuela, which were held by Shell, BP , and Trinidad's National Gas Company , Trinidad's Prime Minister Stuart Young said. * ANGLO AMERICAN: Anglo American Chile CEO Patricio Hidalgo said Chile needs to speed up its permitting processes to expand copper mining ahead of an impending supply gap. * OIL: Oil prices dropped to their lowest in more than four years in early trade on Wednesday on looming demand concerns and a rising supply outlook. * GOLD: Gold prices rose as the dollar weakened and investors flocked to safe-haven gold as fears of a recession mount. * METALS: Base metal prices in China fell, with copper hitting an eight-month low, on concerns over the looming 104% U.S. import tariff on Chinese goods. * The UK blue-chip index closed up 2.7%, biggest daily jump since March 2022, amid hopes that the U.S. might soften its stance on some of its aggressive import tariffs.. * UK CORPORATE DIARY: JD Sports JD.L Trading Update Saga SAGA.L Full Year Earnings Release Mears MERG.L Full Year Earnings Group Release * For more on the factors affecting European stocks, please click on: TODAY'S UK PAPERS > Financial Times > Other business headlines (Compiled by Simone Lobo in Bengaluru)
