UK Stocks -- Factors to watch on Thursday Jan 27
January 27, 2011 at 01:25 AM EST
LONDON, Jan 27 (Reuters) - Britain's FTSE 100 index was seen opening 5-8 points higher, or up 0.2 percent, on Thursday, according to financial bookmakers, tracking modest gains on Wall Street and in Asia, with commodity issues expected to remain in demand as metal and crude prices hold firm.