REFILE-UK Stocks -- Factors to watch on April 17

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LONDON, April 17 (Reuters) - Britain's FTSE 100 .FTSE
index is seen opening up as much as 0.5 percent on Thursday,
according to financial bookmakers, lifted by a Wall Street rally
as the outlook of corporate earnings reassured investors.

U.S. stocks vaulted higher overnight after Intel Corp
(INTC.O), JPMorgan Chase & Co (JPM.N) and other blue chips
reported earnings that reassured investors worried that a weak
economy would sap corporate profits. In Asia, Japan's Nikkei
.N225 rose 2 percent.

Financial bookmakers expected the FTSE 100 to open 30 to 32
points higher, having closed up 139.3 points, or 2.4 percent at
6,046.2 in the previous session.

"We are calling the indexes higher on the back of the U.S.
move," said Ranjan Singh, a dealer at IG Markets.
A Treasury source said late on Wednesday that the British
government was not poised to announce any new measures to boost
liquidity for mortgage lenders as there was still work to be
done on proposals to ease the credit crunch.
* Wall St jumps as corporate profits reassure [nN16308037]
* Nikkei up 2.3 pct; exporters rise after US earnings[nT214295]
* Asian shares rise on earnings, oil at new high [nSP87587]
* Dlr holds near record low vs euro on rate outlook [nT279306]
* Oil at $115 record as dollar, US fuel stocks fall [nSP249284]
* Gold clings to gains as dollar, oil eyed [nT277721]
* Treasuries fall as stock rally crimps safety bid [nN16581557]

UK stocks to watch on Thursday are:

RIO TINTO (RIO.L)

Rio Tinto, fighting a takeover from BHP Billiton (BLT.L),
said on Thursday it was about a quarter of the way through a
plan to sell $10 billion in assets this year to offset some of
the $39 billion it paid for the Canadian aluminium maker Alcan.
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PRUDENTIAL (PRU.L)

The insurer is due to issue its new business figures.

TAYLOR WIMPEY (TW.L)

The housebuilder is due to issue its trading update.

BP (BP.L)

The oil major is due to hold its AGM.

RIO TINTO (RIO.L)

The miner is due to hold its AMG.

WH SMITH (SMWH.L)

The company is due to issue its first-half results.

TODAY'S UK PAPERS

> Financial Times [PRESS/FT]

> Other business headlines [PRESS/GB]

(Reporting by Dominic Lau; Editing by Paul Bolding)