UK Stocks-Factors to watch on Thursday July 2

LONDON, July 2 (Reuters) - Britain's FTSE 100 index is seen opening down 25 to 26 points, or around 0.4 percent lower, on Thursday according to financial bookmakers. For more on the factors affecting European stocks, please click on * The blue-chip index was up by 80.88 points, or 1.2 percent, at 6,601.86 points by the close on Wednesday, bouncing back from five-and-a-half month lows, lifted by airline stocks that were boosted by lower oil prices and a recommendation for a new runway a