European shares opened mixed on Wednesday: Germany's DAX 30 up 105.40 pts (+0.42%) at 25,480.69; UK FTSE 100 up 31.48 pts (+0.30%) at 10,668.19; France's CAC 40 down 1.23 pts (-0.02%) at 8,034.64; Spain's IBEX 35 up 53.50 pts (+0.27%) at 19,571.00; Italy's FTSE MIB up 49.56 pts (+0.10%) at 51,854.50; Stoxx Europe 50 up 11.84 pts (+0.19%) at 6,332.10.

France household consumption expenditure YoY 0.8% in August, down from 1.4% previously.

Early Wednesday a Dubai-origin flight bound for Ben Gurion airport turned back and landed in Tabuk, Saudi Arabia, after pilots entered an emergency code indicating a hijack. About 100 Israeli passengers were aboard. Israeli security services said they have ruled out a security incident and that the emergency signal was triggered by a physical altercation between the two pilots. Israel's transport ministry said Ben Gurion is operating normally and the Israel Airports Authority confirmed Israeli airspace is open. The aircraft will depart from Tabuk to return passengers to Ben Gurion. Two pilots were taken by Saudi authorities for investigation; preliminary assessment reports one is Russian/Russian-origin and the other Ukrainian/Ukrainian-origin.