UK Stocks-Factors to watch on Aug. 15

Britain's FTSE 100 index is seen opening 17 points higher at 7,629 on Wednesday, according to financial bookmakers. * RBS: Royal Bank of Scotland will pay $4.9 billion to settle U.S. claims that it misled investors on residential mortgage-backed securities between 2005 and 2008, the U.S. Justice Department said on Tuesday, adding this was the largest penalty imposed on a bank for misconduct during the financial crisis. * SPORTS DIRECT: Workers at a key wareho