UK Stocks-Factors to watch on Oct 2

Oct 2 (Reuters) - Britain's FTSE 100 index is seen opening 7 points higher at 7,379.7 on Monday, according to financial bookmakers. * HSBC: The U.S. Federal Reserve fined HSBC Holdings $175 million on Friday for "unsafe and unsound practices" in its foreign exchange trading business, the latest in a series of fines for banks that fail to prevent market manipulation. * NISA RETAIL/ CO-OPERATIVE GROUP: Britain's Nisa Retail said on Saturday its chief executive had left the conveni