UK Stocks-Factors to watch on March 24

March 24 (Reuters) - Britain's FTSE 100 index is seen opening down 41 points, or 0.7 percent lower on Thursday, according to financial bookmakers. For more on the factors affecting European stocks, please click on * The UK blue chip index closed up 6.37 points, or 0.1 percent higher on Wednesday at 6,198.50, as Kingfisher, Europe's largest home improvement retailer, beat profit expectations and investors dipped back into the travel sector. * HEDGE FUND: Lone Pine Capital senior an