European stock index futures signal pause in rally

PARIS, Aug 8: European stock index futures pointed to a mixed open on Wednesday following a brisk two-week rally, while comments from a top U.S. Federal Reserve official fuel expectations of a third round of quantitative easing to boost the fragile U.S. Economy.At 0602 GMT, futures for Euro STOXX 50 were up 0.08 percent, for Germany�s DAX down 0.15 percent and for France�s CAC were down 0.09 percent.(agencies)