UK Stocks-Factors to watch on Jan. 25

Jan 25 (Reuters) - Britain's FTSE 100 index is seen opening up by 38 points, or 0.6 percent, on Monday, according to financial bookmakers. For more on the factors affecting European stocks, please click on * The UK blue chip index closed 2.2 percent higher on Friday at 5,900.01 points - its first weekly gain in 2016. A slump in the oil price lifted shares of major energy companies. * BHP BILLITON LTD: Brazilian iron ore miner Samarco Mineração SA, which is half-owned by BHP Billiton Lt