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UK Stocks-Factors to watch on Tuesday, Sept. 10

LONDON, Sept 10 | Tue Sep 10, 2013 6:46am BST
(Reuters) - Britain's FTSE 100 index is seen opening up 22 to 26 points, or around 0.4 percent higher on Tuesday, according to financial bookmakers. For more on the factors affecting European stocks, please click on

* President Barack Obama said on Monday the United States would explore Russia's potential "breakthrough" plan to put Syria's chemical weapons under international control but would keep the pressure on Damascus by asking Congress to authorize U.S. military strikes.

* British house prices recorded their fastest rise in almost seven years last month and a measure of sales volumes also jumped to a multi-year high, a survey showed on Tuesday.

Europe Factors to Watch-Shares set to rise; Syria in focus

Tue Sep 10, 2013 6:28am BST
PARIS, Sept 10 (Reuters) - European stocks are seen rising on Tuesday,
tracking gains on Wall Street and in Asia, helped by receding expectations of
U.S.-led military action against Syria.

Late on Monday, U.S. President Barack Obama said he saw a possible
breakthrough in the crisis with Syria after Russia proposed that Damascus hand
over its chemical weapons for destruction, which could avert planned U.S.-led
military strikes.

Financial spreadbetters expect Britain's FTSE 100 to open around 22
points higher, or up 0.3 percent, Germany's DAX to open 30 to 44 points
higher, or up as much as 0.5 percent, and France's CAC 40 to open around
14 points higher, or up 0.4 percent.

Morning All.

Nikkei hits 5-1/2-week high as Olympics-related plays keep rallying

Tue Sep 10, 2013 7:14am BST
TOKYO, Sept 10 (Reuters) - Japan's Nikkei average closed at
a 5-1/2-week high on Tuesday as companies expected to benefit
from the 2020 Summer Olympics kept drawing retail investors,
while positive leads from global markets and China data boosted
sentiment.

The benchmark Nikkei rose 1.5 percent to 14,423.36,
a level not seen since Aug. 2. The broader Topix also
advanced 1.5 percent, to 1,190.22, with trading volume at a
three-month high of 4.23 billion shares.

The construction sector climbed 5.1 percent and
was the biggest sectoral gainer. Taisei Corp soared
13.2 percent and was the most-traded stock by turnover on the
main board.

French Industrial Production m/m -0.6% 0.7% -1.4%

FTSE at near one-month highs, led by Glencore

GBP 30-y Bond Auction 3.74|1.5 3.55|1.7

FTSE gains as miners, property, financial stocks rise

CAD Housing Starts 180K 190K 193K

FTSE indices northbound as market close nears