European Factors to Watch-Shares seen opening higher

LONDON, Oct 9 (Reuters) - European shares were expected to open higher on Friday, with IG predicting Britain's FTSE 100 to rise 51 points, or up 0.8 percent, Germany's DAX to gain 103 points, or 1 percent, and France's CAC 40 to rise 47 points, or 1 percent. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ MARKET SNAPSHOT AT 0520 GMT: S&P 500 2,013.43 0.88 % 17.6 NIKKEI 18394.48 1.4 %