The German DAX 30 index opened down 167.72 points, or 0.66%, at 25281.47 on Wednesday, October 7th; the French CAC 40 index opened down 49.57 points, or 0.63%, at 7815.50 on Wednesday, October 7th; the Euro Stoxx 50 index opened down 43.13 points, or 0.69%, at 6229.10 on Wednesday, October 7th; Spain The IBEX 35 index in Portugal opened down 130.79 points, or 0.67%, at 19313.41 on Wednesday, October 7th; the FTSE MIB index in Italy opened down 279.90 points, or 0.55%, at 50981.50 on Wednesday, October 7th; and the FTSE 100 index in the UK opened down 40.58 points, or 0.38%, at 10501.11 on Wednesday, October 7th.