UK Stocks-Factors to watch on March 5

March 5 (Reuters) - Britain's FTSE 100 .FTSE index opened flat on Thursday.

TAYLOR WIMPEY: Taylor Wimpey TW.L forecast lower profit for 2026.

RENTOKIL INITIAL: Rentokil Initial RTO.L reported a 4% rise in annual adjusted pretax profit.

WH SMITH: WH Smith SMWH.L reported a 5% rise in first-half revenue, helped by double-digit growth in North America.

ENTAIN: Entain ENT.L said its annual loss after tax widened on a charge related to the UK gambling tax increase.

ITV: ITV ITV.L beat market forecasts with a 1% decline in 2025 adjusted operating profit.

AVIVA: Aviva AV.L posted a 24.6% jump in annual profit .

HARBOUR ENERGY: Harbour Energy HBR.L raised its 2026 output outlook .

ABF: Primark named interim CEO Eoin Tonge as its permanent boss.

RECKITT: Reckitt RKT.L beat fourth-quarter like-for-like net sales growth expectations.

PAGEGROUP: PageGroup PAGE.L reported a 67% fall in annual pretax profit.

SENIOR: Senior SNR.L said Arcline Investment Management has made a preliminary all-cash offer for the company.

3I INFRASTRUCTURE: 3i Infrastructure 3IN.L agreed to sell its 71% stake in TCR for 1.14 billion euros.

ADMIRAL GROUP: Admiral Group ADML.L reported a 16% rise in annual pre-tax profit.

UK TESLA SALES: Tesla's TSLA.O UK sales fell sharply in February, data from New Automotive showed.

WIZZ AIR: Wizz Air <WIZZ.L> said its fiscal 2026 net profit will drop by about 50 million euros amid ongoing conflict in the Middle East.

WINDFALL TAX: British finance minister told oil and gas executives that the conflict in the Middle East had made it harder to predict when the windfall tax would be dropped.

SHELL: Raizen RAIZ4.SA said it is analysing a proposal for a Shell-led SHEL.L 4 billion real capital injection.

SHELL: Shell's Kazakhstan unit and the country's Ministry of Energy have signed a contract for geological exploration of the Zhanaturmys field in the Aktobe region, the ministry said.

BATS: BATS BATS.L is facing a London lawsuit from shareholders over allegations it failed to properly tell markets about breaches of U.S. sanctions on its North Korea business.

ENERGY PRICE: Britain's domestic energy price cap is forecast to rise by about 10% in July due to a surge in wholesale prices tied to the Iran war, analysts at Cornwall Insight said.

COMMODITIES: Oil and gold rose, aluminium extended gains.

EX-DIVS: Rio Tinto RIO.L will trade without entitlement to its latest dividend payout on Thursday.

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