Britain's FTSE opens flat, central bank action eyed

LONDON, July 30 (Reuters) - Britain's benchmark share index

opened flat on Monday, as traders and investors eyed possible

new stimulus measures from the European Central Bank and U.S.

Federal Reserve this week to fight off the global economic

slowdown.

The blue-chip FTSE 100 was up 0.72 points, or 0.01

percent, at 5,627.93 points by 0705 GMT, having risen 1 percent

on Friday.

(Reporting by Sudip Kar-Gupta; Editing by Toni Vorobyova)