UK Stocks-Factors to watch on October 15

By Reuters News

Oct 15 (Reuters) - Britain's FTSE 100 .FTSE index is seen opening lower on Thursday, with futures down 0.2%.

* INTEREST RATE: A future interest rate increase by the Bank of England should not be interpreted by investors as the start of a long series of increases, BoE Chief Economist Huw Pill said on Thursday.

* SHIPPING: British finance minister John Healey called on other nations to tighten sanctions on Russia-linked shipping, as he prepared to meet his foreign counterparts at the International Monetary Fund's annual meetings in Bangkok on Thursday.

* OIL: Oil prices fell more than 1% as investors weighed risks to supply from attacks on shipping through the Strait of Hormuz against US efforts to cut petroleum shipping costs by easing sanctions on vessels.

* GOLD: Gold rose more than 1%, rebounding from a one-week low hit in the previous session as the US dollar eased.

* METALS: Copper slipped, pressured by a selloff in the equities markets and concerns about further interest rate hikes, while aluminium prices fell for a third straight session.

* EX-DIVS: Diageo DGE.L, Tesco TSCO.L and Smiths Group SMIN.L will trade without entitlement to its latest dividend pay-out on Thursday.

* FTSE: UK stocks ended higher on Wednesday, supported by a rise in healthcare and consumer staples sectors, which gained on a weaker sterling after data showed US inflation came in hotter than expected.

* UK CORPORATE DIARY:

Entain

ENT.L

Q3 trading statement

Mondi

MNDI.L

Q3 trading statement

Travis Perkins

Q3 trading statement

Antofagasta

ANTO.L

Q3 production report

Dunelm

DNLM.L

Q1 trading statement

Rank Group

RNK.L

Q1 Trading statement

Kenmare Resources

Q3 production update

Jupiter Fund

JUP.L

Q3 trading statement

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