UK Stocks-Factors to watch on Feb 3

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Feb 3 (Reuters) - Britain's FTSE 100 .FTSE index is seen opening lower on Monday, with futures FFIc1 down 1.24%.

THAMES WATER: An English court begins a four-day hearing on Monday to decide whether to approve a new debt lifeline worth up to 3 billion pounds ($3.72 billion) allowing Thames Water to stave off nationalisation.

ANGLO AMERICAN: Miner Anglo American's AAL.L diamond unit De Beers finalised negotiations with the Botswana government for a new rough diamond sales agreement and extended mining licences for its joint venture beyond 2029.

TALOS: Talos Energy TALO.N is poised to name veteran Shell SHEL.L executive Paul Goodfellow as its next CEO, two people familiar with the matter said on Sunday.

WEINSTEIN: U.S. activist investor Boaz Weinstein may have suffered a defeat in the first vote on his plans to shake up Britain's investment trust industry, but bosses in sector will not be sleeping easy.

UNILEVER: Unilever ULVR.L is evaluating options, including a New York listing, for its ice cream business, Bloomberg News reported on Friday, citing people familiar with the matter.

OIL: Oil prices jumped after U.S. President Donald Trump imposed tariffs on Canada, Mexico and China, raising fears of crude supply disruption from the two biggest suppliers to the U.S., but the prospect of lower fuel demand capped gains.

METALS: Most base metals in London dipped on Monday, with copper hitting its lowest in four weeks, as U.S. President Donald Trump's 10% tariff on imports from top metals consumer China fuelled trade war concerns.

GOLD: Gold prices fell nearly 1% on Monday after rising to an all-time high in the previous session, as the U.S. dollar strengthened on mounting fears of a global trade war.

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