European equities closed on Wednesday Aug 12: Germany's DAX fell 53.75 points
(-0.20%) to 26,341.62; the UK's FTSE 100 dropped 7.55 points (-0.07%) to
10,836.64; France's CAC 40 slid 40.00 points (-0.46%) to 8,674.94; the Euro
STOXX 50 lost 15.87 points (-0.24%) to 6,535.35; Spain's IBEX 35 eased 8.44
points (-0.04%) to 20,205.16; Italy's FTSE MIB was essentially flat, up 0.79
points (0.00%) at 53,707.00.