UK Stocks-Factors to watch on Oct. 10

Oct 10 (Reuters) - Britain's FTSE 100 index is seen opening up 20-24 points, or 0.3 percent, on Monday, according to financial bookmakers. * The UK blue chip index closed up 0.6 percent on Friday at 7,044.39, with concerns about a further fall in the sterling after a plunge to a 31-year low seen as helping internationally-exposed stocks. * WILLIAM HILL: Canadian online gambling company Amaya Inc and British bookmaker William Hill Plc said they were in talks to combine in a merger