UK Stocks-Factors to watch on Feb 29

Feb 29 (Reuters) - Britain's FTSE 100 index is seen opening down around 56 points, or 0.9 percent, on Monday, according to financial bookmakers. For more on the factors affecting European stocks, please click on * The UK blue chip index closed 1.38 percent higher on Friday at 6,096.01, boosted by a rally in publisher Pearson and London Stock Exchange Group , though Royal Bank of Scotland reported its eighth full-year loss in a row. * LONDON STOCK EXCHANGE: The proposed merger of E