UK Stocks-Factors to watch on September 18

Sept 18 (Reuters) - Britain's FTSE 100 .FTSE index is seen opening flat on Thursday, with futures FFIc1 largely unchanged.

* NEXT: British fashion retailer Next NXT.L reported a 13.8% rise in first half profit and stuck to its full year profit forecast but said it remained cautious about second half trading, expecting UK sales growth to slow.

* DOMINO'S PIZZA: Britain's Domino's Pizza Group DOM.L named Andrew Andrea as its new chief financial officer, succeeding Edward Jamieson.

* M&C SAATCHI: British advertising group M&C Saatchi SAA.L expects its like-for-like sales to drop this year, citing a softer second quarter as clients deferred spending amid an uncertain macroeconomic backdrop, particularly in Australia.

* CAPRICORN: Oil producer Capricorn Energy CNE.L posted a first-half pretax loss from continuing operations, dragged by hurdles in its main market Egypt.

* BLOOMSBURY: Britain's Bloomsbury Publishing BLPU.L appointed Keith Underwood as chief financial and operating officer, replacing finance director Penny Scott-Bayfield.

* ANGLO AMERICAN: Brazil's antitrust watchdog CADE has dismissed an investigation into Anglo American's AAL.L plan to sell its nickel operations in the country to a unit of Hong Kong-listed MMG 1208.HK, newspaper Folha de S.Paulo reported.

* SPIRE HEALTHCARE: Leading investors of British private hospital group Spire Healthcare SPI.L, including activist investment trust Achilles AIC.L, are urging the company to put itself up for sale, Sky News reported.

* BARCLAYS: Barclays BARC.L has appointed former Credit Suisse veteran Neel Laungani as head of financial sponsors for Asia-Pacific.

* AMIGO HOLDINGS: British sub-prime lender Amigo Holdings AMGO.L said it intends to appoint liquidators for its operating subsidiaries as it continues to explore a potential reverse takeover.

* COMMODITIES: Oil prices declined for a second session, gold prices extended losses and Shanghai copper futures hit a more than one-week low.

* EX-DIVS: Centrica CNA.L and Unite Group UTG.L will trade without entitlement to its latest dividend pay-out.

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