UK Stocks-Factors to watch on Wednesday Feb 18
February 18, 2015 at 01:54 AM EST
LONDON, Feb 18 (Reuters) - Britain's FTSE 100 index is seen opening up 2 to 5 points, or 0.1 percent higher on Wednesday, according to financial bookmakers. For more on the factors affecting European stocks, please click on * The FTSE 100 index closed up 0.6 percent at 6,898.13 points on Tuesday, its highest since early September. * TESCO - Britain's biggest retailer has named John Allan as its new chairman, succeeding Richard Broadbent who said in October he would step down