* LSEG: LSEG reaffirmed its annual forecast.
* Barclays: Barclays reported better than expected first-quarter profit.
* Unilever: Unilever smashed quarterly sales forecasts.
* AstraZeneca: AstraZeneca beat expectations for its first-quarter profit and revenue, helped by sales of its roster of drugs in emerging markets.
* Sainsbury's: Sainsbury's <SBRY.L, Britain's second-largest supermarket group, reported an expected 5% fall in annual profit.
* WPP: WPP , the world's largest advertising group, reported an underlying rise in first-quarter net sales.
* St James's Place: British asset manager St James's Place Plc reported a rise in its funds under management at the end of the March quarter from the prior three months.
* Capricorn Energy : Capricorn Energy plans $575 million in shareholder payouts over the next 12 months.
* Taylor Wimpey: British housebuilder Taylor Wimpey Plc said buyer interest has risen over the past few months, helped by an improvement in sales and mortgage rates, even as the group remained cautious over broader economic woes.
* Schroders: Schroders said its Chief Financial Officer (CFO) Richard Keers will retire from his role and leave the company on Dec. 31.
* OIL: Oil prices rose slightly, finding some support after heavy losses in the previous two sessions.
* GOLD: Gold prices rose as a softer dollar rekindled some of bullion's appeal for overseas buyers.
* For more on the factors affecting European stocks, please click on: TODAY'S UK PAPERS > Financial Times > Other business headlines ($1 = 0.8022 pounds) (Reporting by Sinchita Mitra in Bengaluru)
