UK Stocks-Factors to watch on Feb 8
February 08, 2018 at 00:51 AM EST
Feb 8 (Reuters) - Britain's FTSE 100 index is seen opening down 56 points at 7,223.2 on Thursday, according to financial bookmakers. * GKN-MELROSE: The hostile takeover pursuit of engineering company GKN by Melrose Industries is receiving close attention from the British government, Prime Minister Theresa May said on Wednesday. * RBS: Lawmakers have ordered Britain's financial markets regulator to publish by Feb. 16 its full report into how Royal Bank of Scotland allegedly