feb 1  britains ftse 100 ftse index is seen opening higher on tuesday with futures up 06  rio tinto a report released by rio tinto rioax riol on tuesday outlined a culture of bullying harassment and racism at the global mining giant including 21 complaints of actual or attempted rape or sexual assault over the past five years read more  tesco tesco tscol britains biggest retailer said on monday it would no longer operate stores under the lowcost jacks brand less than five years after it established the format amid much fanfare read more  vodafone a top vodafone group vodl shareholder said on monday that an activist campaign aimed at improving the telecom firms performance has widespread support from stakeholders  ryanair the irish airline ryanair ryai on monday urged belarus to guarantee that there would be no repeat of the forced landing of one of its flights last may and said airlines should not fly over belarus without such a guarantee read more  oil oil prices edged higher trading near sevenyear highs hit last week as investors bet supplies will stay tight with a limited production hike by major oil producers and a strong postpandemic recovery in fuel demand read more  gold gold prices were flat as a weaker dollar countered concerns about potential interest rate hikes while investors waited for a slew of economic data to gauge the strength of global economies read more  londons ftse 100 erased early gains to end flat on monday as weakness in healthcare and commoditylinked shares countered advances in financials while the index recorded its second consecutive monthly increase read more  for more on the factors affecting european stocks please click on