European Factors to Watch-Shares seen opening higher

(Adds details, company news) LONDON, Oct 9 (Reuters) - European shares headed for a higher open on Friday, tracking gains on Wall Street and in Asia, after minutes of the Federal Reserve's recent policy meeting suggested that authorities were not in a hurry to raise interest rates. The minutes showed the U.S. central bank thought the economy was close to warranting a rate hike but decided it was prudent to wait for evidence a global economic slowdown was not knocking the United States