UK Stocks-Factors to watch on September 23

Sept 23 (Reuters) - Britain's FTSE 100 .FTSE index is seen opening higher on Tuesday, with futures FFIc1 up 0.11%.

SMITHS GROUP: Engineering firm Smiths Group SMIN.L reported annual headline operating profit above market estimates, helped by strong demand for its upgraded baggage-screening kits and explosives detectors amid rising global security needs.

KINGFISHER: European home improvement retailer KingfisherKGF.L raised its full year profit outlook after reporting a 10.2% rise for the first half, driven by a strong performance in the UK.

RASPBERRY PI: Raspberry Pi RPI.L, the single-board computer maker, said its second half had started well, with earnings ahead of last year and demand strengthening as it reported a 7% drop in adjusted earnings to $19.4 million for the six months to end-June.

MAGNUM: Unilever's ULVR.L Magnum ice cream business, set to publicly list in November, plans to use Chilean start-up NotCo's artificial intelligence to reformulate products and create new ones.

UK-US ON CRYPTO COOPERATION: The governments of Britain and the United States will set up a body to reduce red tape for firms seeking to access capital markets on both sides of the Atlantic and improve cooperation on crypto assets, Britain's finance ministry said on Monday.

SHELL: The Malaysian Court of Appeal has overturned a High Court injunction that allowed Shell MDS (Malaysia) to halt its monthly gas payments to national energy firm Petronas from August 2024, local media reported on Monday.

GSK: The U.S. Food and Drug Administration announced approval of leucovorin, a form of folic acid that U.S. President Donald Trump was slated to suggest as a treatment for autism symptoms at a White House event on Monday. GSK GSK.L previously manufactured leucovorin and sold it under the name Wellcovorin.

COMMODITIES: Oil prices declined for a fifth consecutive session on Tuesday, gold prices steadied after reaching a record high, and copper dipped slightly after a two-day rise.

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