European equities opened higher on Thursday, Aug 6: Germany's DAX up 20.97 pts
(+0.08%) at 26,160.00; UK's FTSE 100 up 29.45 pts (+0.27%) at 10,917.75;
France's CAC 40 up 50.58 pts (+0.58%) at 8,719.88; Euro STOXX 50 up 19.57 pts
(+0.30%) at 6,496.55; Spain's IBEX 35 up 108.36 pts (+0.54%) at 20,165.36;
Italy's FTSE MIB up 171.20 pts (+0.32%) at 53,618.00.