UK stocks are expected to open slightly lower on Monday morning as investors adopt a cautious approach ahead of a busy week. "Whilst much of the strength seen throughout the latter half of last week seemed to show both technical and fundamental elements, there is more of a feeling that we will return to the economics this week as a key driver of market direction," said Joshua Mahony, Research Analyst at Alpari UK.City sources predict the FTSE 100 will open around 12 points lower than Friday's close of 6,615.58, following a near-1% gain for the index over the past five sessions.Mahony said that today "marks the first of five very notable days which should help spell out exactly where we stand in relation to almost all major current market themes".Consumer price inflation figures from the Eurozone will be released today with markets watching closely to see whether deflationary pressures have stepped up over the last month. The 'core' consumer price index is expected to have risen at an annual rate of 0.8% in March, down from a 1.0% increase in February.A host of key purchasing managers' indices in China will also be in focus over the coming days as investors look to gain a better perspective of the slowdown in the world's second-largest economy. Meanwhile, there will be a barrage of economic data from the US this week, including the all-important non-farm payrolls report on Friday.Stocks to watchPower systems giant Rolls-Royce has won a $50m one-year contract to support the US Marines Corps fleet of KC-130J air-to-air refuelling tankers. The MissionCare contract covers so-called "sustainment services" for over 200 Rolls-Royce AE 2100 engines, as well as propellers and other propulsion system repairs for the KC-130J fleet. It also covers the deployment of Rolls-Royce Field Service Representatives at multiple bases.Healthcare services firm Synergy Health has said that the previously announced retirement of its Chairman and other boardroom changes have been deferred until further notice. Synergy said this decision was due to the "expanding opportunity for growth in outsourced hospital sterilisation services in the USA".Investment firm 3i Infrastructure said its European portfolio has continued to perform well however its India Fund remains affected by a number of macro-economic and market issues. The European portfolio generated income of £80.9m from April 1st 2013 to March 28th 2014 from £64.3m for the nine months to December 31st 2013.BC