UK Stocks-Factors to watch on Feb 5

Feb 5 (Reuters) - Britain's FTSE 100 index is seen opening down 9 points, or 0.15 percent lower on Friday, according to financial bookmakers. For more on the factors affecting European stocks, please click on * The UK blue chip index closed 61.62 points higher on Thursday at 5898.76 as a drop in the dollar boosted commodity prices and gave a lift to mining and oil shares. * SHELL: British Columbia's ambitions to become North America's next major liquefied natural gas exporter took