UK Stocks-Factors to watch on March 4

March 4 (Reuters) - Britain's FTSE 100 .FTSE index is seen opening higher on Wednesday, with futures FFIc1 up 0.3%.

SHELL: Talks to rescue troubled sugar and ethanol maker Raizen RAIZ4.SA have collapsed after co-owners Cosan CSAN3.SA and Shell SHEL.L failed to agree to a plan to raise capital, Bloomberg News reported, citing people familiar with the matter.

LOVEHOLIDAYS: Loveholidays is preparing to delay its London Stock Exchange flotation amid market turmoil and travel chaos caused by Iran's retaliation after U.S. and Israeli strikes, the Financial Times reported.

OIL: Oil prices rose 1% as the U.S.-Israeli war on Iran disrupted Middle East supplies, but the pace of gains slowed from past sessions after President Donald Trump raised the possibility of the U.S. Navy escorting vessels through the Strait of Hormuz.

METALS: Aluminium prices continued to climb as supply worries deepened after Norway's Norsk Hydro NHY.OL announced a controlled shutdown in its aluminium joint venture in Qatar amid the ongoing war involving the U.S., Israel and Iran.

GOLD: Gold prices rose over 1%, rebounding from a more than one-week low hit in the previous session, as escalating U.S.-Israeli air strikes against Iran and heightened geopolitical uncertainty supported safe-haven demand.

FTSE: Britain's main stock indexes logged their biggest daily drop in almost a year on Tuesday, as investors dialled down their expectations for interest rate cuts as a jump in energy prices rekindled worries about a resurgence in inflation.