LONDON (Reuters) - FTSE 100 <.FTSE> is seen opening up 22-30 points on Monday as strong U.S. data boosted confidence while a weaker dollar helped spur commodity prices, a factor that will help push up heavyweight energy stocks and miners.
The blue chip index is seen up as much as 0.6 percent after it gained 0.4 percent on Friday to close at 5,296.38, its highest close in 14 months.
Gold hit a record above $1,126 per ounce while other metals and crude also gained as a weaker dollar spurred a gain in prices.
Equities are also seen supported after upbeat retail news reinforced a view that the world's largest economy is heading for a sustained recovery.
Also adding to optimism on the economic outlook, Asking prices for homes in England and Wales were 1.6 percent higher in November than a year ago, the biggest annual rise since May 2008, property website Rightmove said.
But half of the UK's employers are planning to freeze wages for a second year in a row according to a CBI employers group and recruitment consultancy Harvey Nash, reported in the Financial Times.
Stocks to watch on Monday are:
LONMIN
The miner releases its full-year results.
AMLIN
The company releases a trading update
ASOS
The company releases its first half results.
CRANSWICK
The company releases first half results.
MONEYSUPERMARKET.COM
The company release a trading update.
PERSIMMON
The company releases a trading update.
(Reporting by Simon Falush; Editing by Mike Nesbit)
