A solid start for stocks in Europe following positive tones in Asia and US overnight

  • Eurostoxx +0.4%
  • Germany's DAX +0.8%
  • UK's FTSE +0.2%
  • France's CAC 40 +0.4%
  • Italy's FTSE MIB +0.4%
  • Spain's IBEX +0.5%

Strong gains across the board for European equities. Buoyed of course by strong performances in Asia, which in turn got some good tailwind from US stocks overnight - which closed at record highs once again.