PARIS, Aug 21 (Reuters) - European stock index futures rose
early on Tuesday as investors hold onto recent lofty gains,
betting that the European Central Bank will soon start buying
Spanish and Italian bonds to help lower the borrowing costs of
the two indebted countries.
At 0603 GMT, futures for the Euro STOXX 50, for
Germany's DAX and for France's CAC were up
0.2-0.3 percent.