UK Stocks-Factors to watch on October 26

Oct 26 (Reuters) - Britain's FTSE 100 .FTSE index is seen opening higher on Monday, with futures up 0.4%.

* REVOLUT: Digital bank Revolut has begun offering unsecured personal loans in Britain, its UK chief executive Francesca Carlesi told Reuters, taking Europe's most valuable startup into a lucrative consumer lending market dominated by the country's biggest banks.

* UK's BUDGET: British finance minister John Healey is expected to announce a 3.9% rise to the full state pension, The Times reported on Sunday.

* ASTRAZENECA: AstraZeneca's AZN.L experimental drug sone-ve helped patients with advanced stomach cancer who had received at least two prior treatments to live longer than analysts had expected, according to late-stage trial data presented on Sunday.

* BAE SYSTEMS: Airbus AIR.PA executives will meet counterparts from BAE Systems BAES.L to explore how Airbus could join the Global Combat Air Programme (GCAP), the Financial Times reported on Sunday, citing people familiar with the matter.

* OIL: Oil prices lost nearly $1 on Monday after the market opened, falling back from their highest in nearly six months.

* GOLD: Gold prices edged higher on Monday as softer oil prices tempered inflation concerns, while investors awaited the Federal Reserve's policy decision later this week.

* METALS: Copper prices in London softened on Monday, weighed down by a buildup in warehouse stocks that eased supply worries and on concerns about high energy prices.

* FTSE 100: Britain's FTSE 100 snapped a two-week winning streak on Friday, as oil prices at over five-month highs weighed on risk appetite, ahead of finance minister John Healey's first budget next week.

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