UK Stocks-Factors to watch on April 3

April 3 - Britain's FTSE 100 .FTSE index is seen opening lower on Thursday, with futures FFIc1 down 0.94%.

TARIFFS: UK business minister Jonathan Reynolds said that tariffs announced by U.S. President Donald Trump was "a threat" to the country due to their impact on global trade.

AUTOMOTIVE: Business minister Jonathan Reynolds said the impact of tariffs on the country's automotive manufacturing industry was one of the government's main concerns.

RATES: Investors added to bets on the Bank of England cutting interest rates.

BP: Oil major BP's BP.L Trinidad and Tobago unit (bpTT) said it had begun production from the Cypre gas project.

WISE: Wise PLC WISEa.L expects underlying income growth of 15%-20% and underlying pre-tax profit margin at the upper end of target range in 2026.

CURRYS: Currys CURY.L raised its full-year profit forecast on robust trading in early January.

ASSURA: Assura AGRP.L said that Primary Health Properties PHP.L made an indicative cash and share proposal to buy it for 1.5 billion pounds($1.96 billion).

MOONPIG: Moonpig MOONM.L forecast annual revenue below market expectations as sluggish demand hampered growth.

OIL: Oil prices fell by as much as 3% after U.S. President Donald Trump announced sweeping new tariffs.

GOLD: Investors flocked to safe-haven assets, pushing gold to a record high on more aggressive-than-expected import tariffs.

METALS: Copper prices in London dropped amid sweeping U.S. reciprocal tariffs.

EX-DIVS: Rentokil Initial RTO.L,Smiths Group SMIN.L, Barratt Redrow BTRW.L, Mondi MNDI.L, IMI IMI.L, Direct Line Insurance Group DLGD.L, Ithaca Energy ITH.L, Breedon Group BREE.L, Domino's Pizza Group DOM.L, Pollen Street POLNP.L and Chesnara CSN.L will trade without entitlement to their latest dividend pay-out on Thursday.

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