UK Stocks-Factors to watch on March 29

March 29 (Reuters) - Britain's FTSE 100 index is expected to open higher on Tuesday, after a long Easter holiday weekend, according to financial bookmakers. For more on the factors affecting European stocks, please click * The UK blue chip index closed down 1.5 percent at 6,106.48 on Thursday, as investors dumped holdings in retailer Next and as a decline in commodities' prices put pressure on mining companies and oil majors. * PREMIER FOODS: Two major shareholders in Premier Foods