UK Stocks-Factors to watch on Jan 5
January 05, 2016 at 01:23 AM EST
Jan 5 (Reuters) - Britain's FTSE 100 index is seen opening up 42 to 57 points, or 0.94 percent higher on Tuesday, according to financial bookmakers. For more on the factors affecting European stocks, please click on * The UK blue chip index closed 2.4 percent lower at 6,093.43 points on Monday, its biggest fall on the first trading day of the year since 2000. Basic resources stocks slumped in Britain, as poor factory activity data from China prompted investors to cut their exposure to