European shares opened mixed on Wednesday: Germany's DAX 30 up 105.40 pts
(+0.42%) at 25,480.69; UK FTSE 100 up 31.48 pts (+0.30%) at 10,668.19; France's
CAC 40 down 1.23 pts (-0.02%) at 8,034.64; Spain's IBEX 35 up 53.50 pts (+0.27%)
at 19,571.00; Italy's FTSE MIB up 49.56 pts (+0.10%) at 51,854.50; Stoxx Europe
50 up 11.84 pts (+0.19%) at 6,332.10.