European Factors -- Shares set to tick higher; oil firm

LONDON, Aug 29 (Reuters) - European shares are set to open slightly higher on Friday, extending the previous session's sharp gains, after a big upward revision in U.S. second quarter growth, but oil prices rose on supply concerns. Financial bookmakers expected Britain's FTSE 100 <.FTSE> to open up 6 to 9 points, Germany's DAX <.GDAXI> to open 4 to 10 points higher and France's CAC-40 <.FCHI> to be up 1 to... [read full story]