European Factors to Watch-Shares to fall at the open

LONDON, Oct 23 (Reuters) - Financial spreadbetters expected Britain's FTSE 100 to open 38 to 40 points lower, or 0.6 percent, Germany's DAX to open 65 to 66 points lower, or 0.7 percent, and France's CAC 40 to open 32 points lower, or 0.8 percent. COMPANY NEWS BAYER Private equity firms are circling Bayer's 10 billion-euro ($12.7 billion) plastics business, hoping to divert the German drugmaker from its plan to list the division, two people familiar with the matter said