UPDATE 1-UK Stocks-Factors to watch on Feb. 15

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Feb 15 (Reuters) - Britain's FTSE 100 .FTSE index is seen opening 41
points higher at 6,631 on Monday, according to financial bookmakers, with
futures .FFIc1 up 0.83% ahead of cash market open.

* MITCHELLS & BUTLERS: Mitchells & Butlers MAB.L said it intends to raise
350 million pounds through an open offer of shares, and has reached an agreement
with its bankers for a new credit facility. * VODAFONE: Vodafone 's VOD.L Vantage Towers infrastructure company
reaffirmed its target to produce pro-forma free cash flow of 375-385 million
euros in the 2021 financial year in an update ahead of its listing as a
standalone company in Frankfurt. * Rolls-Royce: Rolls-Royce RR.L named Panos Kakoullis as its new chief
financial officer, appointing the former head of Deloitte's audit and assurance
practice to help it ride out COVID-19. * COCA-COLA EUROPEAN PARTNERS: Coca-Cola Amatil CCL.AX said that Coca-Cola
Co's European bottler raised its takeover offer by around 6% to A$9.93 billion
as global trading conditions improve. * ASTRAZENECA: The University of Oxford has launched a study to assess the
safety and immune response of the COVID-19 vaccine it has developed with
AstraZeneca (NASDAQ:AZN) AZN.L in children for the first time, it said on Saturday.
* HOUSE PRICES: Asking prices for homes in Britain unexpectedly rose in
January and early February as buyers kept on looking for properties.
* GOLD: Gold eased after U.S. Treasury yields jumped to their highest in
nearly 11 months in the previous session. * OIL: Oil prices soared as fears of heightened tensions in the Middle East
prompted fresh buying. * The UK blue-chip index .FTSE closed 0.9% higher on Friday led by gains
in healthcare stocks as investors remained optimistic of a vaccine-led economic
recovery. * For more on the factors affecting European stocks, please click on:
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