European equity indices opened higher on July 27: Germany's DAX up 324.12 pts (1.29 pct) at 25,415.81; FTSE 100 up 69.72 pts (0.65 pct) at 10,805.95; France's CAC 40 up 77.09 pts (0.92 pct) at 8,449.37; STOXX Europe 50 up 61.51 pts (0.98 pct) at 6,342.45; Spain's IBEX 35 up 205.41 pts (1.05 pct) at 19,791.11; Italy's FTSE MIB up 386.77 pts (0.75 pct) at 52,189.00.

Germany’s Interior Minister Dobrindt said on the 26th a vehicle ramming into pedestrians in Berlin on the evening of the 25th is suspected to be a terrorist attack. The incident killed one and injured 29, several seriously. The suspect remains at large.

Wanguo Gold (03939.HK) said at about 00:45 on July 27 a localized slippage occurred on a non‑operational bench at the northwest rim of the No.1 pit in its Jinling open‑pit mine. The company said it had preemptively sealed and cordoned the area and implemented strict controls. There were no injuries or equipment/property losses; mine production and ongoing project construction were not affected.