European stocks closed higher on Friday, Aug 21: Germany’s DAX +136.45 pts
(+0.52%) to 26,148.00; FTSE 100 +71.22 pts (+0.66%) to 10,819.38; France’s CAC
40 +31.34 pts (+0.37%) to 8,484.43; STOXX Europe 50 +44.59 pts (+0.69%) to
6,466.65; Spain’s IBEX 35 +144.52 pts (+0.73%) to 19,962.52; Italy’s FTSE MIB
+39.18 pts (+0.07%) to 52,705.00.