European stocks opened lower on Oct 8: Germany's DAX fell 198.86 pts (-0.79%) to
24,905.50; France's CAC 40 dropped 49.57 pts (-0.64%) to 7,719.64; EUROSTOXX 50
was down 60.44 pts (-0.98%) at 6,119.85; Spain's IBEX 35 slipped 191.21 pts
(-1.00%) to 18,926.79; Italy's FTSE MIB fell 731.75 pts (-1.46%) to 49,240.50;
the UK's FTSE 100 lost 78.25 pts (-0.75%) to 10,380.25.